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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame

Brook Lane, Thame, OX9 2AB

Local ranking175th of 236 primary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
70.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
70.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
185
Boys
88 (54%)
Girls
74 (46%)
Capacity
210 (77% full)
SEND
19.5%
FSM Eligible
13.5%
EAL
8.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.3%
SEN Support
15.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,773/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 80.5%
  • White Other: 7.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.3%
  • Mixed Other: 1.6%
  • Black African: 1.6%
  • White Traveller: 1.1%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%
  • White Irish: 0.5%

80.5%

White British

7.6%

White Other

4.3%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
139529
UKPRN
10041023
Establishment No.
3826
Trust
THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

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