St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Norfolk Road, Dorking, RH4 3JA
This school is closed (it closed in June 2026).
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
- Mr Sam Crome
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 125204
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Dorking. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 50% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 8% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 67% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 92% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 162 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | — | 4.8% | 8.3% | 397 | 0.4 miles |
| Powell Corderoy Primary School | 70% | 5.8% | 9.4% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 12.7% | 364 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 33% | 8.9% | 38.3% | 210 | 0.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.7%
- English as an additional language
- 37.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.54%
- Persistent absence
- 11.18%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Dorking
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
Powell Corderoy Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dorking
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St Martin's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St John's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dorking
Other schools in Dorking
- Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School Primary
- Powell Corderoy Primary School Primary
- Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School Primary
- The Weald CofE Primary School Primary
- Dorking Nursery School Nursery
- The Ashcombe School Secondary
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 Dorking.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 162 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 73% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. 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 30 June 2026.