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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL1 4DJSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL1 4DJ http://www.st-josephs.plymouth.sch.uk

Pupils
198
cap. 236
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-1pp
63%58%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
198
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Chapel Street, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4DJ
Local authority
Plymouth
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
2024/2553%3%67%23%77%3%67%13%80%60%103.0102.0103.014%198
2023/2454%4%68%21%71%7%64%11%71%75%103.0101.0104.013%206
2022/2362%10%62%38%72%10%72%34%83%72%103.0104.0104.0-0.30+0.60+1.3010%191
2018/1960%7%67%13%73%23%83%10%80%80%102.0104.0104.0-0.40+1.20-0.5012%205
2017/1863%0%63%19%75%13%75%13%75%69%103.0103.0104.0+0.60+0.40+1.6013%189
2016/1750%6%56%13%75%19%75%13%88%69%99.0102.0102.0-2.60+2.40-1.0014%172

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
2024/2519822.414%20%25%6%20%
2023/2420623.413%24%27%8%27%
2022/2319122.010%20%28%7%25%
2021/2219420.911%22%28%7%22%
2020/2119520.311%24%25%
2018/1920520.512%24%26%5%13%
2017/1818918.913%28%25%5%8%
2016/1717219.914%25%26%4%4%

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