St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford at a glance

Located in Oxfordshire, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 393 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 47 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 17.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.