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EnglandEast of EnglandLutonLU3 2NSSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
PrimaryClosed

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Luton · Luton · LU3 2NS www.stjosephsprimaryluton.co.uk

Pupils
708
cap. 750
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
708
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
708
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLuton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusClosed

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
-10pp
72%67%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
9%
-1pp
15%12%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
708
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Gardenia Avenue, Luton, LU3 2NS
Local authority
Luton
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
2024/2562%9%81%31%85%21%71%22%83%83%106.0104.0106.014%708
2023/2472%10%87%33%85%17%79%22%85%78%107.0105.0106.014%745
2022/2364%11%81%25%78%21%76%25%93%84%106.0105.0106.0-0.70+1.00-0.8014%732
2018/1971%10%85%20%83%17%85%28%89%90%105.0106.0109.0+1.60+0.70+1.3011%822
2017/1867%15%78%36%80%28%76%32%90%83%107.0106.0108.0+1.20+0.90+1.3012%825
2016/1759%7%76%27%80%11%76%25%88%91%105.0105.0109.0-0.20-1.60-0.7010%827

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
2024/2570822.014%40%14%5%10%
2023/2474522.614%38%17%5%11%
2022/2373220.714%36%17%5%11%
2021/2275923.012%35%17%6%16%
2020/2179023.412%36%16%
2018/1982224.611%36%16%4%6%
2017/1882523.512%36%15%4%5%
2016/1782723.810%35%15%4%6%

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