St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater is a primary school located in Bridgwater. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Park Avenue, Bridgwater

School Information

Address: Park Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 7EE
Website: https://www.st-josephs-bridgwater.somerset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01278422786
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Simmonds
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123846

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.7
Maths
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Park Avenue , TA6 7EE 		2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
Westover Green , TA6 7HB 		3out of 4 421 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Oakfield Road , TA6 7LX 		3out of 4 682 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Wembdon St George's Church School
Brantwood Road , Wembdon TA6 7PS 		1out of 4 945 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Northgate Primary School
Northgate , TA6 3EU 		- not rated 1,090 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haygrove School
Durleigh Road , TA6 7HW 		3out of 4 541 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Robert Blake Science College
Hamp Avenue , TA6 6AW 		3out of 4 1,316 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Chilton Trinity School
Chilton Street , TA6 3JA 		- not rated 1,864 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater and Taunton College
Bath Road , TA6 4PZ 		- not rated 2,432 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway , TA6 4QY 		3out of 4 2,891 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
The Cossington Centre , Main Road TA6 3RG 		3out of 4 637 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane , TA6 4GU 		3out of 4 1,369 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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