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EnglandLondonBexleyDA1 4DZSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Bexley · Dartford · DA1 4DZ http://www.st-josephs.bexley.sch.uk

Pupils
212
cap. 218
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Bexley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
84%
+9pp
84%76%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
25%
+3pp
25%18%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
59%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
42%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Old Road, Crayford, Dartford, DA1 4DZ
Local authority
Bexley
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
2024/2584%25%94%53%88%28%88%38%94%88%109.0107.0111.015%212
2023/2475%22%81%38%88%38%88%47%94%91%106.0108.0110.014%211
2022/2381%22%97%50%88%22%91%41%94%88%110.0108.0108.0+3.60+1.50+2.2012%211
2018/1968%10%74%26%84%26%87%29%94%87%105.0106.0107.0+1.10+1.80+1.9012%209
2017/1883%17%93%70%90%23%83%53%90%87%111.0109.0111.0+3.80-0.70+2.7013%206
2016/1759%17%86%28%79%24%76%28%86%79%106.0105.0109.0+0.30-0.30-1.0010%209

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
2024/2521222.715%42%8%3%7%
2023/2421123.314%42%6%3%5%
2022/2321124.512%41%12%4%3%
2021/2221322.712%40%11%4%3%
2020/2121322.711%38%9%
2018/1920921.312%37%10%3%5%
2017/1820621.213%22%9%3%4%
2016/1720927.110%17%12%3%2%

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