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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG14 2AWSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary

West Berkshire · Newbury · RG14 2AW www.stjosephs.w-berks.sch.uk

Pupils
238
cap. 244
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
67%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
67%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
45%
-8pp
73%59%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
0%
-17pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
58%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
238
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
67%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Newport Road, Newbury, RG14 2AW
Local authority
West Berkshire
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
2024/2545%0%77%16%58%0%71%19%74%61%103.0103.0102.024%238
2023/2453%17%70%23%63%17%87%37%90%73%104.0106.0106.026%232
2022/2373%7%80%37%73%17%80%30%80%73%107.0104.0104.0+1.30+0.10-0.3010%235
2018/1960%7%73%20%77%17%63%17%73%60%102.0103.0102.0-0.40+0.40-1.3010%206
2017/1858%4%75%25%83%29%67%4%88%75%104.0102.0103.0+0.60+3.60-0.4010%198
2016/1770%13%77%20%80%27%83%30%80%87%104.0105.0106.0-0.50+1.00-0.1012%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
2024/2523823.324%67%7%4%11%
2023/2423226.126%69%7%5%14%
2022/2323526.410%67%8%6%18%
2021/2224029.613%65%7%6%16%
2020/2122021.714%58%9%
2018/1920623.410%49%10%4%9%
2017/1819820.610%44%9%4%8%
2016/1720923.812%38%9%3%2%

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