St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
Dorset Road, Christchurch, BH23 3DA
199 pupils · 91% of 218 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 June 2024, published 8 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 21 | 50 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 33 | 58 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 18 | 37 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 28 | 48 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 28 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 48 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 25 | 19 | 43 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 27 | 61 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Somerford Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Mudeford Junior School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mudeford Community Infants' School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Burton Church of England Primary School 2.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Priory Church of England Primary School 2.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Twynham Primary School 2.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.