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EnglandSouth WestDorsetBH20 6DSSt Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Wareham · BH20 6DS http://www.smsjwool.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
116
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
116
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
116
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 21/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
+17pp
65%47%29%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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
116
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Folly Lane, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6DS
Local authority
Dorset
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
2024/2546%0%58%27%69%0%58%8%85%58%102.0101.0102.019%116
2023/2429%0%76%19%43%5%43%5%67%48%103.0100.099.019%137
2022/2365%15%85%55%75%15%70%25%75%75%109.0104.0106.0+3.80+0.10-0.6020%153
2018/1943%4%57%17%70%13%52%13%74%65%103.0102.0103.0-2.30-1.10-2.0014%178
2017/1850%5%82%18%77%18%59%9%91%77%104.0101.0103.0-1.40-0.80-4.3016%176
2016/1761%4%83%22%78%17%74%26%78%83%105.0104.0105.0+1.90+1.00+0.3013%167

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
2024/2511621.519%9%10%5%9%
2023/2413721.419%7%15%6%19%
2022/2315318.720%5%15%7%16%
2021/2216221.019%5%13%4%9%
2020/2116621.516%5%12%
2018/1917823.414%9%11%4%7%
2017/1817621.016%7%12%4%6%
2016/1716720.913%9%14%3%6%

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