Academy converter · Gloucestershire

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
148Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150343URN

Front Street, Nympsfield, Stonehouse, GL10 3TY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2014

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

39 applications for 19 places · 88th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Jan 2024)

Before: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School URN 115707 Good2014

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

39 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 115707), 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	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2025	18	24	1.3	17	0.94
Sep 2024	22	43	2.0	22	1.00
Sep 2023 *	17	24	1.4	16	0.94
Sep 2022 *	16	28	1.8	17	1.06
Sep 2021 *	27	40	1.5	26	0.96
Sep 2020 *	20	36	1.8	16	0.80
Sep 2019 *	11	23	2.1	11	1.00
Sep 2018 *	26	37	1.4	24	0.92
Sep 2017 *	19	35	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2016 *	20	41	2.1	18	0.90
Sep 2015 *	18	32	1.8	15	0.83
Sep 2014 *	18	29	1.6	15	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 80% · Maths 88% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%22nd of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	20%	110	108
2023/24	84%	8%	109	106
2022/23	75%	11%	108	107

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

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Uley Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
King's Stanley CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Coaley Church of England Primary Academy
3.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

3.6applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Nailsworth Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School
4.5 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Horsley Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150343 · 916/3356
Trust: Little Way Catholic Educational Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 203 pupils · 148 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 115707)
Address: Front Street, Nympsfield, Stonehouse, GL10 3TY
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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