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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Bridge Road, Aldershot GU11 3DD · stjosephsaldershot.org · 01252 350583
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 487
- 11 over 476 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
- First language not English
- 25.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 93 families put the school first and 69 places were offered; 73% 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 | 69 | 93 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 70 | 101 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 70 | 75 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 70 | 92 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 70 | 86 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 26% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲26% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good May 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 63
- 13% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied