St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 155 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 80% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Joseph's Catholic Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 19 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 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.