St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Newton Abbot. 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 04/10/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot

School Information

Address: Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Website: www.st-josephs-primary.devon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01626352559
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Kelly Dunne
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140765

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 130
Number of Boys: 71
Number of Girls: 59

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -4.4 to 1.2
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 2.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Coombeshead Road , Highweek TQ12 1PT 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School
Coronation Road , TQ12 1TX 		3out of 4 554 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit
Ogwell Mill Road , Bradley Barton TQ12 1PR 		3out of 4 894 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School
Union Street , TQ12 2JX 		3out of 4 1,123 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
Queen Street , TQ12 2AU 		3out of 4 1,304 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coombeshead Academy
Coombeshead Road , TQ12 1PT 		2out of 4 188 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Newton Abbot College
Old Exeter Road , TQ12 2NF 		3out of 4 575 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Devon UTC
Kingsteignton Road , TQ12 2QA 		2out of 4 1,232 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Teign School
Chudleigh Road , Kingsteignton TQ12 3JG 		2out of 4 2,707 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
School for Inspiring Talents
College House , Ashburton Road TQ12 1NH 		- not rated 316 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Glendinning Academy
Sandringham Road , TQ12 4HD 		- not rated 2,734 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Stover School
Stover , TQ12 6QG 		- not rated 2,979 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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