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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA6 7EESt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater

Primary

Somerset · Bridgwater · TA6 7EE www.st-josephs-bridgwater.co.uk

Pupils
202
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater · Primary · Somerset

Finance£6431 spend / pupil£6896 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
54%
-17pp
71%63%54%
'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
12%
+8pp
12%8%4%
'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
54%
LA AVG 70.28%
SPAG higher standard
19%
LA AVG 25.69%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.04
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 103.63
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
202
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Park Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 7EE
Local authority
Somerset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%12%65%27%69%12%65%23%69%54%104.0102.0102.012%202
2023/2471%4%75%38%83%4%79%29%96%75%108.0106.0107.011%206
2022/2359%10%69%28%83%14%69%21%76%69%106.0105.0106.0+0.10+1.10+0.3011%205

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520222.012%25%13%6%17%
2023/2420619.811%20%16%7%18%
2022/2320522.311%20%17%6%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.