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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Priory Road, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross SL9 8SB · stjosephschalfont.school · 01753 887743
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 389
- 89% of 436 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- 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: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 43 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 | 43 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 35 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110477)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 21 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110477), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110477)
Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110477)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 79
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (19%) with SEND