St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Retford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Babworth Road, Retford

School Information

Address: Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7BP
Website: https://www.st-josephs.notts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01777702850
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Hilton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142158

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 230
Number of Boys: 95
Number of Girls: 135

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.8
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.3
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Babworth Road , DN22 7BP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School
Whitaker Close , DN22 7QH 		3out of 4 1,099 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
Grove Street , DN22 6LD 		3out of 4 1,249 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ordsall Primary School
Ordsall Road , DN22 7SL 		2out of 4 1,375 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School
Tiln Lane , DN22 6SW 		2out of 4 1,741 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Retford Oaks Academy
Babworth Road , DN22 7NJ 		3out of 4 212 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Elizabethan Academy
Hallcroft Road , DN22 7PY 		3out of 4 1,117 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Giles School
Babworth Road , DN22 7NJ 		3out of 4 230 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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