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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0PA · Thurrock · primary school

Ofsted: Requires improvement · 2024 Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
OfstedRequires improvement
Pupils187
FSM23.0%
KS2 expected61%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-07-23 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School requires improvement in overall effectiveness and the quality of education. The school is a calm and nurturing place to learn, but pupils do not always receive the teaching and support they need to achieve as well as they should.

Strengths:

  • Pupils are happy and enjoy school.
  • Pupils are courteous and respectful towards their peers and adults.
  • Pupils focus well in lessons and follow the school's learning behaviours.
  • Pupils enjoy the range of extra-curricular activities on offer.
  • Pupils benefit from leadership opportunities, such as the school council and being mental health champions.

Areas to improve:

  • The reading curriculum for older pupils is not well established.
  • In many areas, including early years, the curriculum is at an early stage of implementation, leading to inconsistency.
  • The monitoring of the curriculum is not fully effective, with subject leaders not having the knowledge they need to check how effectively the curriculum is taught.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

Some schools operate a priority catchment area, others rely on pure distance — varies school by school within the LA.

Source: Thurrock admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2024-06-05)

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Requires improvement

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School 0.3 mi · Primary · Good Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0DF Abbots Hall Primary School 0.7 mi · Primary · Good Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BW Arthur Bugler Primary School 0.7 mi · Primary · Good Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BQ Graham James Primary Academy 0.9 mi · Primary · Good Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7ES Giffards Primary School 1.1 mi · Primary · Good Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7TG Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School 1.2 mi · Primary · Good Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8LR

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Thurrock admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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