Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted regulate and inspect schools and colleges to seek improvement in the service. They carry out large number of inspections and regulatory visits in England and publish their finding on their website.
Our most recent Ofsted was an ungraded inspection in October 2023.
The inspection report identified that St Joseph’s continues to be a good school.
The school’s grading is ‘Good’, a benchmark that is high under the current Ofsted framework. We are very pleased that the hard work undertaken by all in the school community has been recognised, including the systems in place, the reflective and driven nature of staff/governors, the commitment of the pupils and the fantastic relationship we have with parents.
The report itself highlights the many elements of good provision at St Joseph’s, as well as identifying many exceptional areas.
To access the final report, please click on the link below:
Our Performance
Many Parents are keen to see how we are performing in relation to other schools. The Department for Education (Dfe) Performance Tables provide a reliable and accessible source of comparative information on pupil attainment and progress, absence, workforce and finance
Our most up to date data will soon be available on the Dfe website. However, provisional data shows that our Y6 pupils performed significantly above both national and local standards. To view the comparisons, please click the link below.
To view historical data, please visit the St Joseph’s Catholic School Performance Data
Diocese Inspection Report
Every Catholic school of whatever kind is subject to a Diocesan Inspection. This inspection is required and regulated by canon law. Voluntary Aided (VA) Catholic schools are also subject to a statutory inspection of denominational education and collective worship under section 48 (S48) of the Education Act 2005. Catholic Academies are subject to a denominational inspection which is regulated by the Academy Funding Agreement for each academy.
For all Catholic VA schools and Academies, the Diocesan Inspection outcome and report will serve as either the S48 outcome and report in the case of a VA school, or as the inspection outcome and report required by the Academy Funding Agreement. In short, all Catholic schools of whatever kind will be subject to both S5 and Diocesan inspections.
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary school is a warm and welcoming community where everyone feels valued and accepted. The mission and ethos of Catholic education is reflected throughout the whole community and the building itself.
You can view or download our latest Diocese Report by clicking the link below:
