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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Tendring, CO12 3SUPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2023
KS2 Results
65%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
18 1st-choice / 17 places
Ranking
#6,067
of 13,686 nationally

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School sits within the Essex local authority, in the Tendring borough, and is one of 444 primary schools of its type across the county. When ranked by the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, it places 184th in Essex and 12th out of 33 primary schools in Tendring itself. That puts it in the top half of its immediate local area, though some distance behind the top-performing peers in the county: Stambridge Primary School, St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School in Colchester, and Great Totham Primary School all share the highest ranking scores. With a school capacity of 119 and just 112 pupils on roll, St Joseph's is a small, close-knit Roman Catholic primary for mixed-gender children aged 5 to 11, led by headteacher Samantha Golding. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2023, confirmed the school remains Good, a rating that matches its previous graded inspection in 2012, though it had been rated Outstanding in 2008.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressThe Drive, Tendring, CO12 3SU
HeadteacherSamantha Golding
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils112
Free School Meals (FSM)15.2%
School Capacity112 / 119 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (4 May 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 30 May 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Art StudiosPlaying FieldsSports HallSensory RoomMusic RoomsForest SchoolGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

FootballCricketSwimmingAthleticsTennisNetball

Clubs & Activities

GardeningScience ClubDramaChoirBook Club

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

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultySevere Learning

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

08:00-08:50

Source: st-josephs-dovercourt.essex.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.