St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
Sudbury, CO10 1JP · Suffolk · primary school
65th of 232 primary schools in Suffolk we can score, 253 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 4,309 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.5/10 among them, against 6.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 73.0 · 73 | 40% | 2.93 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 5.0 · 40 | 25% | 1.00 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 73.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 5.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in April 2023. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.5 out of 10 among them, against 6.1 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join a Forest School, School Choir, and play football, netball, basketball, rounders, tag rugby, and indoor athletics. Trips include visits to Lackford Lakes, Banham Zoo, Farm Fair Ipswich, Bawdsey Manor, and Norwich Cathedral. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.
Getting in. The school has 137 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving 73 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the higher standard? What specific activities take place during the Forest School sessions? How are the 73 spare places managed to maintain class sizes?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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