St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Guildford. 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 10/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 155 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH
Website: http://www.stjosephsguildford.com
Telephone: 01483888401
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tom Collins
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131112

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 624
Number of Boys: 302
Number of Girls: 322

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.1
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.1

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:13%
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
Guildford Nursery School and Family Centre
Hazel Avenue , GU1 1NR
3out of 4 1,958 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
155 Aldershot Road , GU2 8YH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Stoughton Infant School
Stoughton Road , GU2 9ZT
4out of 4 1,044 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Guildford Grove Primary School
Southway , GU2 8YD
3out of 4 1,076 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northmead Junior School
Grange Road , GU2 9ZA
3out of 4 1,406 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Worplesdon Primary School
Envis Way , Worplesdon GU3 3NL
3out of 4 1,614 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings College Guildford
Southway , GU2 8DU
3out of 4 948 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Christ's College, Guildford
Larch Avenue , GU1 1JY
2out of 4 1,613 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Guildford County School
Farnham Road , GU2 4LU
4out of 4 2,385 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rydes Hill Preparatory School
Rydes Hill House , Aldershot Road GU2 8BP
- not rated 171 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wey Valley College
Southway , GU2 8AA
- not rated 418 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Hope Service
Worplesdon Road , GU2 9RS
4out of 4 762 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Surrey
Stag Hill , GU2 7XH
- not rated 1,448 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pond Meadow School
Larch Avenue , GU1 1DR
4out of 4 1,945 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.