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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Bristol, City of, BS16 3QRPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2022
KS2 Results
37%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
26 1st-choice / 28 places
Ranking
#12,828
of 13,686 nationally

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Bristol holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it maintained following an ungraded inspection in December 2022. The most telling academic metric for this 208-pupil primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 37 per cent. That figure places the school well below the Bristol local authority average of 58 per cent, and ranks it 80th out of 85 primary schools in the area. In the wider South West region, it sits in the bottom half of schools for this measure. The school's performance is notably stronger in individual subjects: 70 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, and 63 per cent did so in maths. However, only 37 per cent reached the expected level in writing, and the proportion achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was just 4 per cent.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressChatsworth Road, Bristol, Bristol, City of, BS16 3QR
HeadteacherJocelyn Baker
Local AuthorityBristol, City of
Number of Pupils208
Free School Meals (FSM)13.0%
School Capacity208 / 210 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Dec 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Dec 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 15 Jun 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Forest SchoolICT SuiteGymnasiumDining HallSensory RoomArt StudiosSports HallLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

FootballNetballCross CountryDanceAthleticsTennis

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubEco ClubFilm ClubChoir

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

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

After-school care

15:30-17:00

Source: st-josephs-pri.bristol.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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