St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Luton. 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 18/10/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Gardenia Avenue, Luton

School Information

Address: Gardenia Avenue, Luton, LU3 2NS
Website: www.stjosephsprimaryluton.co.uk
Telephone: 01582572964
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Luton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Maureen Murphy
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109635

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 840
Number of Pupils: 790
Number of Boys: 394
Number of Girls: 396

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.4 to 1.7
Maths
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.3 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL
2out of 4 2,006 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way , LU3 2BT
4out of 4 2,277 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB
3out of 4 3,271 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Gardenia Avenue , LU3 2NS
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Norton Road Primary School
Norton Road , LU3 2NX
3out of 4 236 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beechwood Primary School
Linden Road , LU4 9RD
2out of 4 984 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Icknield Primary School
Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2JB
3out of 4 1,038 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
William Austin Junior School
Austin Road , LU3 1UA
3out of 4 1,062 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Icknield High School
Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH
3out of 4 1,450 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Challney High School for Girls
Addington Way , LU4 9FJ
2out of 4 1,826 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE
4out of 4 1,842 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Challney High School for Boys
Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ
4out of 4 1,911 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Northwell Drive , LU3 3TL
2out of 4 2,349 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Luton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW
- not rated 2,192 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia
364 - 370 Leagrave Road , LU3 1RF
- not rated 867 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Active Support Education Centre
Unit 1 Britannia Estates , Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ
- not rated 1,519 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rabia Girls' and Boys' School
12-16 Portland Road , LU4 8AX
- not rated 1,685 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Mehria Primary School
23 Westbourne Road , Luton LU4 8JD
- not rated 1,848 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive , LU3 3SP
4out of 4 1,892 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.