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Voluntary aided school · West Berkshire

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 246Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 110094URN

Newport Road, Newbury, RG14 2AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodSep 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.2per place
close to West Berkshire median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Berkshire

66 applications for 30 places · 14th of 36 in West Berkshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
45%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodSep 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

  1. 18 October 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 19 September 2012
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.2applications per place, Reception
close to West Berkshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

66 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.2; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.3; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  3. 2024 2.5; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  4. 2023 2.3; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  5. 2022 2.7; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.5; West Berkshire median median 1.9
  7. 2020 2.6; West Berkshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 2.1; West Berkshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 2.9; West Berkshire median median 2.2
  10. 2017 2.3; West Berkshire median median 1.9
  11. 2016 2.8; West Berkshire median median 2.3
  12. 2015 2.1; West Berkshire median median 2.2
  13. 2014 2.8; West Berkshire median median 2.2
More applications per place than the West Berkshire median in 12 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • West Berkshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202630662.2341.13
Sep 202529672.3240.83
Sep 202429732.5280.97
Sep 202330692.3311.03
Sep 202230812.7421.40
Sep 202130742.5341.13
Sep 202030792.6270.90
Sep 201930632.1341.13
Sep 201830862.9371.23
Sep 201730702.3321.07
Sep 201630842.8381.27
Sep 201530622.1311.03
Sep 201430852.8371.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 58% · Maths 71% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%45th of 52 in West Berkshire
Reading
Expected standard77%
Higher standard16%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard58%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard71%
Higher standard19%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • West Berkshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2545%0%103103
2023/2453%17%104106
2022/2373%7%107104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
110094 · 869/5206
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
244 pupils · 246 on roll
Free school meals
6.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Newport Road, Newbury, RG14 2AW
Local authority
West Berkshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources