St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Rushmoor received its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024 and was judged Outstanding across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a clean sweep of top grades, and it matches the Outstanding rating the school held in its previous inspection back in 2011. But the real story is in the exam data. At Key Stage 2, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the Hampshire local authority average of 61%. The school also ranks first out of 16 primary schools in the Rushmoor borough for this metric, placing it in the top 5% nationally. Its reading and maths average scores both sit at 111, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
27 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted, 25 Apr 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
08:00-08:30
After-school care
15:15-17:45
Source: stjosephsaldershot.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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