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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Chatsworth Road, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 3QR · st-josephs-pri.bristol.sch.uk · 0117 377 2160
On the mapSearch near BS16 3QR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 213
- 3 over 210 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
- First language not English
- 36.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Bristol, City of it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 17
- 8% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied