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St. Joseph's CofE Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Sponsored academy
Orchard Street, Chichester PO19 1DQ · stjosephscejunior.school · 01243 783709
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 36%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 165
- 46% of 360 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 34.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 36% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼36% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126023)
Ofsted
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 15
- 9% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied