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St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Oxford Street, Burnham-on-Sea TA8 1LG · st-josephs-burnham.co.uk · 01278 784641
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 265
- 27 over 238 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.4%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 34 places were offered; 81% 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 | 34 | 42 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 37 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 43 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 42 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123847)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2008
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123847), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2019Monitoring visit
Before September 2019
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123847)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 52
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (19%) with SEND