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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater

Somerset, TA6 7EEPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
34 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#4,014
of 13,686 nationally

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Bridgwater sits within the Somerset local authority, where it ranks 36th out of 134 primary schools — comfortably inside the top third of its peers. Among the highest-ranked schools in the same area are Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School, Kingfisher Primary School, and Preston CofE Primary School, all of which score higher on the same KS2 expected standard metric. St Joseph's is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 202 children against a capacity of 210. The school is led by headteacher Alison Frost and has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 13.4%. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in February 2025, the school was rated Good across all five graded categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2017, when it was judged to require improvement overall.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressPark Avenue, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7EE
HeadteacherAlison Frost
Local AuthoritySomerset
Number of Pupils202
Free School Meals (FSM)13.4%
School Capacity202 / 210 (96% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (26 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 7 Nov 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Music RoomsLibraryArt StudiosSensory RoomPlaying FieldsSports HallDining HallForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

DanceRoundersAthleticsCross CountryFootballGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubChessFilm ClubGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: st-josephs-bridgwater.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.