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St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided

Highview Crescent, Hutton CM13 1BJ · st-josephworker.essex.sch.uk · 01277 227282

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
77%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
205
98% of 210 places
Local authority
Essex
Free school meals
7.8%
First language not English
10.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 26 (Places 29)26September 2023: 23 (Places 30)23September 2024: 18 (Places 28)18September 2025: 21 (Places 23)21September 2026: 22 (Places 30)22Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630220.795%
September 2025Sept 202523210.9100%
September 2024Sept 202428180.6100%
September 2023Sept 202330230.8100%
September 2022Sept 202229260.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 80% (England 53%)80%2016/17: 80% (England 61%)80%2017/18: 77% (England 64%)77%2018/19: 87% (England 65%)87%2022/23: 87% (England 60%)87%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 77% (England 62%)77%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲77%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
▲109106
●106105
●107105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Oct 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
78
37% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼80% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●85% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼72% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼67% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼34% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼54% agreeEngland 67%

based on 11 parents (14%) with SEND

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