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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
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- Christchurch BH23 3DA
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Previous inspection grade | Good |
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Success of the Curriculum: Current information suggests that pupils are continuing to make strong progress.
Foundational Skills: Reading is central with effective phonics; mathematics needs improved curriculum assessment.
Success of the Curriculum: Broad and ambitious, enriched with extra opportunities.
Foundational Skills: There is a need to improve the teaching of phonics so that pupils gain the knowledge and skills to read with greater fluency and confidence sooner.
Areas Needing Improvement: Pupils' achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics at the end of key stage 1 is variable and a priority for the school.
Areas Needing Improvement: Wider curriculum assessments need strengthening.
Performance in Maths & Reading: For example, in 2017, progress measures in mathematics were in the top 5% of schools.
Support for Falling Behind: You take steps to intervene and work closely with others, including parents, to help get pupils back on track.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Teachers maintain effective systems and routines to establish high expectations of pupils' learning and behaviour.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Assessment is well-established, with effective feedback.
Support for Falling Behind: Swift interventions and scaffolded support.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Strong work ethic, respectful interactions.
Support for SEND Pupils: Effective use of assessment information drives teaching and learning. This ensures that children make good progress, including those who have complex speech and language needs.
Support for SEND Pupils: Curriculum design prioritizes SEND, with effective adaptations and progression.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Internal processes, including staff vetting and training, are meticulous.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: The school's personalised approach ensures pupils' emotional, mental, and physical well-being is supported.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Effective safeguarding measures, positive culture.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Pupils understand online safety and personal boundaries.
Parent Feedback: Parents are effusive in their praise, particularly in how staff establish effective communication and interact positively.
Parental Involvement: Parents feel involved, for example by contributing through the school鈥檚 preferred online assessment package.
Extracurricular Activities: The school offers activities that promote high-quality learning across the early years curriculum.
Extracurricular Activities: Includes local competitions and residential trips.
Teacher Engagement: New teachers in key stage 1 from September 2018, are feeling well supported and being offered the right training and guidance.
Impact on Student Progress: Systems and processes include challenging progress meetings and checks, identifying pupils who are at risk of falling behind.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Teachers maintain effective systems and routines to establish high expectations of pupils' learning and behaviour.
Impact on Student Progress: Effective for reading and mathematics; improvement needed in wider curriculum.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Gaps in teachers' subject knowledge means that pupils do not consistently make strong progress.
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch is a Primary, Co-Ed, Roman Catholic school located in Dorset County, South West.
It has 215 students from age 5-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 22 : 1.
At this school, 75% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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In addition to this, a good Catholic school should assist all of its pupils in becoming saints. 2010; Pope Benedict XVI
Welcome to the webpage for St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School!
When visitors leave, we want them to understand that our Catholic religion is what drives our school.
The parish is a place of worship for Catholic schools.
In addition to the parish and the family, there are settings where we can develop as Jesus disciples.
The centre of our community is Jesus.
We learn to recognise and love Jesus in our studies, our prayers, in each other, and in everyone in our Catholic school community.
Our Catholic school's culture exudes a sense of community, so welcome! The Christian life is a call to a deeper communion with God and one another, and this is especially evident in our schools, which are rightly recognised as being families themselves, where nobody is a stranger and where everyone, regardless of background or academic ability, is welcomed, treasured, supported, and assisted in becoming the person that God has called them to be.
Our website is crucial because it provides a glimpse into our neighbourhood.
"We are all God's children, and we shall attempt to live, love, work, and serve as Jesus taught us," reads our mission statement.
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Welcome to the webpage for St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School!
When visitors leave, we want them to understand that our Catholic religion is what drives our school.
The parish is a place of worship for Catholic schools.
In addition to the parish and the family, there are settings where we can develop as Jesus disciples.
The centre of our community is Jesus.
We learn to recognise and love Jesus in our studies, our prayers, in each other, and in everyone in our Catholic school community.
Our Catholic school's culture exudes a sense of community, so welcome! The Christian life is a call to a deeper communion with God and one another, and this is especially evident in our schools, which are rightly recognised as being families themselves, where nobody is a stranger and where everyone, regardless of background or academic ability, is welcomed, treasured, supported, and assisted in becoming the person that God has called them to be.
Our website is crucial because it provides a glimpse into our neighbourhood.
"We are all God's children, and we shall attempt to live, love, work, and serve as Jesus taught us," reads our mission statement.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
B-
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B-
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B-
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 5-11 | 3-11 | 7-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 22.3 | - | 20.8 |
| Proficient Math | 106 | 111 | 109 |
| Proficient Read | 107 | 107 | 108 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
Primary Exam Result
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 106 | 98 | 97 |
| Reading | 107 | 97 | 98 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 75% | 55.81% | 55.96% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 9% | 8.76% | 7.42% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.2 | Average |
| Writing | -0.1 | Average |
| Maths | 0.4 | Average |
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 111 1 | 95 | 96 |
| Reading | 110 2 | 93 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 87% 4 | 57.74% | 60.44% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 23% 3 | 10% | 9.72% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.4 | Well Above Average |
| Writing | 2.0 | Above Average |
| Maths | 5.7 | Well Above Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 110 2 | 83 | 94 |
| Reading | 108 1 | 83 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 83% 11 | 50.54% | 59.51% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 20% 2 | 9.87% | 9.16% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.4 | Above Average |
| Writing | 2.1 | Above Average |
| Maths | 5.5 | Well Above Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 108 | 80 | 93 |
| Reading | 107 | 82 | 93 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 72% | 48.33% | 56.29% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 22% | 7.92% | 8.19% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.7 | Above Average |
| Writing | -0.3 | Average |
| Maths | 2.7 | Above Average |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
22 : 1
Student teacher ratio at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
Local authority ratio 19 : 1