St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
About the school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch is an open primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 June 2024
- Published
- 8 July 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 15%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 78%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 75%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 89%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 59%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 31%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 111
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
197
Girls
50.25%
Boys
49.75%
SEN support
18.27%
Education, health and care plan
4.06%
English as an additional language
9.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.50%
Overall absence
7.08
Persistent absence
21.05