St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Newbury. 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 20/09/2012. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Newport Road, Newbury

School Information

Address: Newport Road, Newbury, RG14 2AW
Website: www.stjosephs.w-berks.sch.uk
Telephone: 0163543455
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kelly Bosher
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110094

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 244
Number of Pupils: 220
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.9
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub
Victoria Park , Parkway RG14 1EH 		4out of 4 568 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Winchcombe School
Maple Crescent , Shaw RG14 1LN 		3out of 4 645 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Speenhamland School
Pelican Lane , RG14 1NU 		2out of 4 964 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Love Lane , Donnington RG14 2JG 		2out of 4 1,338 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
Link Road , RG14 7LU 		3out of 4 1,436 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Fir Tree Lane , RG14 2RA 		2out of 4 1,486 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity School
Love Lane , Shaw RG14 2DU 		3out of 4 848 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's School
Andover Road , RG14 6JP 		3out of 4 2,193 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbury College
Monks Lane , RG14 7TD 		- not rated 3,011 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Engaging Potential
Progress House , 79 Gaywood Drive RG14 2PR 		- not rated 1,139 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Castle School
Love Lane , Donnington RG14 2JG 		4out of 4 1,602 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Icollege Alternative Provision
88 Newtown Road , RG14 7BT 		3out of 4 1,799 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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