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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 4DZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2022
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
33 1st-choice / 35 places
Ranking
#8,087
of 13,686 nationally

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Poole was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022, a rating it has held consistently since its previous graded inspection in 2014. The inspection report gave top marks of Good for quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, though early years provision was judged as Requires improvement. On the key academic metric of reading, writing and maths combined at the expected standard, 59 per cent of pupils achieved this in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments. That figure sits just below the local authority average of 63 per cent for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and places the school 34th out of 50 primaries in the area. Nationally, it ranks in the 59th percentile among all state primaries, putting it in the bottom half of schools when measured by this combined expected standard.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressSancreed Road, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 4DZ
HeadteacherNicky O'Donoghue
Local AuthorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Number of Pupils390
Free School Meals (FSM)19.7%
School Capacity390 / 420 (93% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Oct 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 11 Dec 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Outdoor PlaygroundSports HallPlaying FieldsDining HallICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

SwimmingAthleticsRoundersNetballFootballCricketCross Country

Clubs & Activities

GardeningBook ClubEco ClubChessDrama

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:30

After-school care

15:30-17:00

Source: sjcpschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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