St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
The Drive, CO12 3SU
114 pupils · 96% of 119 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE ROSARY TRUST - A CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 4 May 2023, published 14 June 2023. 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 | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 15 | 33 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 18 | 37 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 22 | 41 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 12 | 25 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 13 | 20 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 15 | 36 | 15 |
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
- The Mayflower Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey 3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
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.