Academy converter · Kent

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs

4–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140641URN

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs, St Peter's Park Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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52 applications for 21 places · 170th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

52 applications · 21 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 4.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.7; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs (URN 131126), the previous school.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	52	2.5	17	0.81
Sep 2025	10	38	3.8	6	0.60
Sep 2024	11	32	2.9	10	0.91
Sep 2023	13	36	2.8	11	0.85
Sep 2022	17	47	2.8	15	0.88
Sep 2021	22	72	3.3	19	0.86
Sep 2020	15	71	4.7	13	0.87
Sep 2019	30	95	3.2	34	1.13
Sep 2018	29	80	2.8	26	0.90
Sep 2017	30	97	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	113	3.8	25	0.83
Sep 2015	24	108	4.5	19	0.79
Sep 2014 *	30	111	3.7	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 71% · Maths 57% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%287th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	5%	104	102
2023/24	61%	0%	105	103
2022/23	49%	9%	104	101

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

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BroadstairsThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Upton Junior School
0.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

70%met the SATs standard
St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School
0.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

60%met the SATs standard
St Mildred's Primary Infant School
0.7 km · Kent

2026

2.2applications per place
Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School
0.7 km · Kent

Good2022

2.3applications per place
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs
1.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

2026

3.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Newlands Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Northdown Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Good2021

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140641 · 886/3890
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 March 2014
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs (URN 131126)
Address: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs, St Peter's Park Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2BA
Local authority: Kent · Thanet

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