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Voluntary aided school · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

  • 5–11Ages
  • 199Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 113848URN

Dorset Road, Somerford, Christchurch, BH23 3DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodFeb 2015
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
0.3 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

50 applications for 22 places · 37th of 52 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
74%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodFeb 2015
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

  1. 20 June 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 10 February 2015
    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
2.3applications per place, Reception
0.3 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

50 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
  2. 2025 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
  3. 2024 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  4. 2023 1.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  5. 2022 1.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  6. 2021 1.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  7. 2020 1.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
  8. 2019 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  9. 2018 2.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  10. 2017 2.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
  11. 2016 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
  12. 2015 2.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
  13. 2014 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  • This school
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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 202622502.3210.95
Sep 202529582.0331.14
Sep 202418372.1181.00
Sep 202330481.6280.93
Sep 202230531.8280.93
Sep 202130481.6290.97
Sep 202025431.7190.76
Sep 201930612.0270.90
Sep 201830732.4321.07
Sep 201730812.7250.83
Sep 201630662.2230.77
Sep 201526622.4230.88
Sep 201429642.2220.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 78% · Maths 85% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%11th of 50 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Reading
Expected standard81%
Higher standard44%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard78%
Greater depth22%
Maths
Expected standard85%
Higher standard41%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2574%15%108108
2023/2475%16%109106
2022/2375%9%107106

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

Schools nearby

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  • 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
113848 · 839/3691
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
218 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals
31.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Dorset Road, Somerford, Christchurch, BH23 3DA
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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