St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell

Bracknell ForestVoluntary aided school

Gipsy Lane, Bracknell Forest, RG12 9AP

Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Philpott - Acting HeadteacherSchool website ↗Pupils: 208 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2022
Oversubscribed
60% of first-choice applicants offered a place
90%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2022
60%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 January 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
90.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 100%·Writing 90%·Maths 100%All three 90%
Reading
Expected100%
Exceeding67%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected100%
Exceeding57%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
29of 48 (60.4%)
How many applied in total?
78

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
37.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
99 girls, 109 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2018/19), currently 90%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1666.0%14.0%+0.2-0.3+1.7
2016/1781.0%11.0%+0.9+1.1+1.5
2017/1884.0%13.0%+4.4+1.4+2.2
2018/1990.0%19.0%+2.2+0.1+1.1
2022/2389.0%21.0%+3.7+1.9+5.1
2023/2481.0%10.0%---
2024/2590.0%13.0%---