St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth WestConstituency

BH12 4DZPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 370 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole is part of PLYMOUTH CAST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

15%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

370

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 370
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: PLYMOUTH CAST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.