St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Dorking. 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 16/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is 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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Norfolk Road, Dorking

School Information

Address: Norfolk Road, Dorking, RH4 3JA
Website: www.stjosephsschooldorking.co.uk
Telephone: 01306883934
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Carolyn Scrutton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 125204

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 189
Number of Pupils: 173
Number of Boys: 78
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 5
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:85%
England Average:65%

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

School:26%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorking Nursery School
West Street , RH4 1BY 		4out of 4 295 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
Norfolk Road , RH4 3JA 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School
St Paul's Road West , RH4 2HS 		4out of 4 633 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Powell Corderoy Primary School
Longfield Road , RH4 3DF 		3out of 4 709 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School, Dorking
Ranmore Road , RH4 1HW 		3out of 4 1,031 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Goodwyns Road , RH4 2LR 		3out of 4 1,646 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School
West Bank , RH4 3DG 		3out of 4 442 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Ashcombe School
Ashcombe Road , RH4 1LY 		3out of 4 1,323 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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