Primary school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • West Sussex
  • RH16 3PQ
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,327 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 25%25%2016/17: top 26%2017/18: top 45%2018/19: top 42%2022/23: top 29%2023/24: top 37%2024/25: top 43%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · South East 64%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM12% · South East 7%8/10 Above+15 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle−14.8 pts
Maths score107 · South East 1058/10 Above+50.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 45 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 73% · 60 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 69% · 58 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 70% · 60 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 70% · 60 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 68% · 60 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 67% · 58 pupils · South East 64%73%67%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 45 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 17% · 60 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 7% · 58 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 12% · 60 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 5% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 2% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 12% · 58 pupils · South East 7%17%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 45 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 60 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 107 · 58 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 60 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 107 · 60 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 107 · 60 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 58 pupils · South East 106108105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 45 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 60 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 58 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 106 · 60 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 107 · 58 pupils · South East 105107104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.5%
56 of 58 who put it first2014 · 77.9%2026 · 96.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5856
2nd403
3rd361

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026434
Free school meals (past 6 years)4.9%
First language not English43.5%
SEN support12.5%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils7.5%

Girls 54.4%Boys 45.6%

103.3% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.1
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 15.6
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 7.6
  • Other support 19.9

Teachers 19.6 FTE · Whole workforce 47.2 · 85 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,659
Spend per pupil£5,753
Staff spend per pupil£4,485
Reserve per pupil£793
  • +£337,000revenue reserve
  • −£40,000in-year balance

Grants £5,527 · self-generated £141 · premises £586 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £2,853,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it