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St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Oxford Street, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1LG

Local ranking75th of 209 primary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

238

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 March 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)
66.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
17.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
74.0%
Writing (Expected)
86.0%
Maths (Expected)
80.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
63.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
35

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
267
Boys
144 (54%)
Girls
123 (46%)
Capacity
238 (112% full)
SEND
13.9%
FSM Eligible
20.8%
EAL
10.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.5%
SEN Support
12.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.4
Budget per Pupil
£5,954/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has 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: 80.1%
  • White Other: 9.3%
  • Asian Other: 3.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%
  • White Irish: 1.2%
  • Mixed Other: 1.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
  • Black African: 0.8%

80.1%

White British

9.3%

White Other

3.7%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
148951
UKPRN
10090056
Establishment No.
3402
Trust
THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST