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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Sancreed Road, Parkstone, Poole BH12 4DZ · sjcpschool.co.uk · 01202 741932
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 370
- 88% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
- First language not English
- 40.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 32 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 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 33 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 59
- 15% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied