St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Front Street, Nympsfield, Stonehouse, GL10 3TY
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Howells
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 203
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 115707
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Stonehouse. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 165 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 78% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 17% | 165 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.1% | 17.4% | 148 | 0.0 miles |
| Uley Church of England Primary School | 53% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 103 | 1.5 miles |
| King's Stanley CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 205 | 1.9 miles |
| Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 14.7% | 225 | 1.9 miles |
| Coaley Church of England Primary Academy | 100% | 4.7% | 11.4% | 86 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Stonehouse
-
Uley Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Dursley
-
King's Stanley CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Stonehouse
-
Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Stonehouse
-
Coaley Church of England Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Dursley
Other schools in Stonehouse
- Eastington Primary School Primary
- Great Oldbury Primary Academy Primary
- Haresfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- King's Stanley CofE Primary School Primary
- Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Park Junior School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stonehouse Park Infant School Primary
- Maidenhill School Secondary
- The Shrubberies School Special schools
- Wycliffe College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Stonehouse.
- Has St Joseph's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 28 October 2024.