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St Joseph's Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Old Luss Road, Helensburgh G84 7LR · st-josephs.argyll-bute.sch.uk · 01436 671748
Overview
- Pupils
- 161
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Nursery class
- Yes · 56 places
- Teachers
- 10.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Average class size
- 23
- Additional support needs
- 54 pupils (34%)
- English as an additional language
- 6 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (112 pupils)
- P6 and older46.9% (23 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 28%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (short inspection, report published 31 October 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 31 Oct 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Jun 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jun 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 5 · Very good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 21 Oct 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 56
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |