Located in Sudbury, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a voluntary aided school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character.

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School currently has around 157 pupils on roll, which is about 75% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 45.9% boys and 54.1% girls. Around 16.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 11.6%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (79.6%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Beaconsfield Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JP
Website: www.st-josephs.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01787373365
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Maria Kemble
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124763

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2017

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 157
Number of Boys: 72
Number of Girls: 85

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British79.60%125
Other Mixed4.50%7
Other (any other ethnic group)3.20%5
Other White3.20%5
Unclassified2.50%4
White and Asian1.90%3
Other Asian1.90%3
African1.90%3
White and Black Caribbean0.60%1
Bangladeshi0.60%1
White and Black African0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (2.3)
Writing: Average (2.0)
Maths: Average (1.9)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
84%
Town average
62%
Local authority average
60%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
11%
Town average
9%
Local authority average
8%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
106.0
Town average
105.4
Local authority average
105.8
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
105.0
Town average
104.4
Local authority average
104.1
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
Beaconsfield Road , CO10 1JP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury
Tudor Road , CO10 1NL
3out of 4 607 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tudor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sudbury
Tudor Road , CO10 1NL
- not rated 607 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Street , CO10 2BJ
3out of 4 664 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodhall Primary School
Mayflower Way , CO10 1ST
3out of 4 1,105 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Tudor Road , CO10 1NW
2out of 4 831 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sudbury Upper School and Arts College
Tudor Road , CO10 1NW
- not rated 831 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Thomas Gainsborough School
Head Lane , Great Cornard CO10 0JU
- not rated 2,714 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Thomas Gainsborough School
Wells Hall Road , Great Cornard CO10 0NH
- not rated 2,901 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Uplands Community Middle School
York Road , CO10 1NG
- not rated 572 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Middle School, Sudbury
Acton Lane , CO10 0AA
- not rated 1,618 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Great Cornard Middle School
Wells Hall Road , Great Cornard CO10 0NH
- not rated 3,016 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Salters Hall School
Stour Street , CO10 2AX
- not rated 512 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hillside Special School
Hitchcock Place , CO10 1NN
- not rated 941 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Chalk Hill
Cats Lane , CO10 2SF
2out of 4 1,422 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chalk Hill
Cats Lane , CO10 2SF
- not rated 1,581 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hampden House Hostel
Cats Lane , Great Cornard CO10 2SF
- not rated 1,581 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.