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EnglandSouth WestBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBH23 3DASt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

Primary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Christchurch · BH23 3DA www.stjosephs.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
197
cap. 218
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
197
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
197
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Finance£7311 spend / pupil£7323 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
74%
-1pp
87%81%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
15%
-1pp
23%16%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
89%
LA AVG 73.48%
SPAG higher standard
59%
LA AVG 30.44%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.69
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.87
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
197
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Dorset Road, Somerford, Christchurch, BH23 3DA
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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
2024/2574%15%81%44%78%22%85%41%74%89%108.0108.0111.022%197
2023/2475%16%88%53%81%22%81%31%88%91%109.0106.0110.021%215
2022/2375%9%78%41%81%16%84%28%84%88%107.0106.0108.0+0.20-0.10+0.4016%215
2018/1987%23%90%52%90%29%97%55%100%100%110.0111.0116.0+5.40+2.00+5.7020%210
2017/1883%20%91%40%89%29%94%51%100%100%108.0110.0117.0+3.40+2.10+5.5018%217
2016/1772%22%86%39%81%25%83%47%86%92%107.0108.0110.0+1.70-0.30+2.7012%225

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
2024/2519718.322%9%34%7%21%
2023/2421522.321%8%33%7%20%
2022/2321521.116%10%28%6%13%
2021/2221623.517%9%26%6%18%
2020/2121122.220%10%22%
2018/1921022.820%11%11%4%8%
2017/1821723.618%12%11%4%6%
2016/1722524.512%10%10%4%6%

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