St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame
Brook Lane, Thame, OX9 2AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Principal
- Mrs Elizabeth Sienkiewicz
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Sponsor
- The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 139529
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844214278
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Thame. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 162 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 24 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 63% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 4% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 67% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 75% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - | - |
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, Thame has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame ranked 122nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5% | 13.5% | 162 | — |
| Barley Hill Primary School | 68% | 5.8% | 17.2% | 482 | 0.4 miles |
| John Hampden Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 14.5% | 451 | 0.6 miles |
| Long Crendon School | 78% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 226 | 2.2 miles |
| Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School | — | 4.5% | 8.3% | 178 | 2.8 miles |
| Tetsworth Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 64 | 2.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.51%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barley Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Thame
-
John Hampden Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Thame
-
Long Crendon School2.2 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School2.8 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Tetsworth Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Thame
Other schools in Thame
- Barley Hill Primary School Primary
- John Hampden Primary School Primary
- Tetsworth Primary School Primary
- Lord Williams's School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thame.
- Who is the principal of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame?
- The principal of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame is Mrs Elizabeth Sienkiewicz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame, 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, Thame?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame has capacity for 210 pupils and 162 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame is part of THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame have?
- The schools register lists St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame rank locally?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame ranked 122nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame'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 1 July 2026.