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EnglandSouth EastSouth OxfordshireOX9 2ABSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame

Primary

South Oxfordshire · Thame · OX9 2AB www.st-josephs.oxon.sch.uk

Pupils
185
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
185
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
185
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
0pp
71%56%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
13%
+9pp
21%13%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
185
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Brook Lane, Thame, OX9 2AB
Local authority
Oxfordshire
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
2024/2563%13%77%37%73%13%70%27%87%70%107.0103.0104.019%185
2023/2463%4%83%29%67%4%67%21%79%75%105.0103.0103.018%193
2022/2340%20%70%33%57%23%40%20%83%53%107.0101.0103.0-0.70-0.90-4.4014%196
2018/1963%20%80%30%80%30%73%27%90%77%105.0104.0106.0-0.10+0.00-2.2018%197
2017/1871%21%89%39%86%29%75%32%89%86%108.0106.0106.0+1.90+0.00+0.5020%193
2016/1757%10%67%23%73%27%77%23%87%73%105.0105.0105.0-1.60-0.90-1.4018%207

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
2024/2518522.619%9%14%5%9%
2023/2419323.318%9%12%6%13%
2022/2319629.214%11%7%7%18%
2021/2219619.814%12%6%8%24%
2020/2120124.818%10%6%
2018/1919723.218%10%5%5%6%
2017/1819322.420%8%3%4%4%
2016/1720724.118%10%3%4%7%

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