St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Gardenia Avenue, Luton, LU3 2NS

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

750

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 109635) since 1 September 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 62.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 81.0%
Writing (Expected): 85.0%
Maths (Expected): 71.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 83.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 106.0
Cohort Size: 118

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 708
Capacity: 750 (0% full)
SEND: 14.1%
FSM Eligible: 14.4%
EAL: 40.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.0%
SEN Support: 11.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 20.7:1
Teachers (FTE): 34.2
Budget per Pupil: £6,184/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 9.9% 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

Black African: 23.6%
White British: 23.2%
White Other: 18.3%
Asian Indian: 9.9%
Black Caribbean: 5.5%
White Irish: 3.7%
Mixed White & Black African: 2.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.3%

23.6%

Black African

23.2%

White British

18.3%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01582572964

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Gardenia Avenue

Luton, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 151960
UKPRN: 10098579
Establishment No.: 3356
Trust: ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

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