Primary school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bristol
  • BS16 3QR
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,465 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 70%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 18%18%2016/17: top 10%10% · 2016/172017/18: top 44%2018/19: top 69%2022/23: top 42%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 70%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM56% · South West 62%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM13% · South West 6%9/10 Top 20%+71.6 pts
Reading score109 · South West 10510/10 Top 10%+43.3 pts
Maths score107 · South West 1049/10 Top 20%+21.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 28 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 83% · 29 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 69% · 29 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 60% · 30 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 65% · 26 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 37% · 27 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 56% · 32 pupils · South West 62%83%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 28 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 10% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 21% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 26 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 4% · 27 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 13% · 32 pupils · South West 6%21%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 28 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 109 · 29 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 29 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 26 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 107 · 27 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 109 · 32 pupils · South West 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 28 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 110 · 29 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 29 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 26 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 104 · 27 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 107 · 32 pupils · South West 104110103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2014 · 78.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd162
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026213
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.5%
First language not English30.3%
SEN support11.1%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.0%

Girls 56.7%Boys 43.3%

101.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.2
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 5.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 8.1
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 22.2 · 43 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,647
Spend per pupil£6,460
Staff spend per pupil£4,992
Reserve per pupil£746
  • +£158,960revenue reserve
  • +£39,733in-year balance

Grants £6,386 · self-generated £260 · premises £417 per pupil