Academy converter · Thurrock

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146300URN

Scratton Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

1.1 below Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

30 applications for 26 places · 37th of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 5 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

5 June 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Thurrock median (2.3) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 26 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 2.3; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Thurrock median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Thurrock median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Thurrock median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 115173), 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	26	30	1.2	13	0.50
Sep 2025	22	46	2.1	21	0.95
Sep 2024	20	46	2.3	20	1.00
Sep 2023	21	50	2.4	21	1.00
Sep 2022	30	60	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2021	28	48	1.7	25	0.89
Sep 2020	27	51	1.9	23	0.85
Sep 2019 *	24	47	2.0	19	0.79
Sep 2018 *	27	42	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2017 *	30	44	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2016 *	29	46	1.6	27	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	59	2.0	44	1.47
Sep 2014 *	34	51	1.5	34	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 84% · Maths 71% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%32nd of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Thurrock median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	6%	105	102
2023/24	59%	14%	106	104
2022/23	48%	8%	104	102

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 SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
0.5 km · Thurrock

Good2022

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Abbots Hall Primary School
1.1 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Arthur Bugler Primary School
1.2 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Graham James Primary Academy
1.4 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Giffards Primary School
1.8 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy
2.8 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
East Tilbury Primary School
4.2 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146300 · 883/3512
Trust: Christus Catholic Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 115173)
Address: Scratton Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0PA
Local authority: Thurrock

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