St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
Lawton Avenue, Carterton, OX18 3JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Executive Principal
- Mr Brian Morton
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 139532
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993841240
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Carterton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 107 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 47% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 25% | 33% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 27% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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, Carterton 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 | 25% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 117 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton ranked 226th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 8.1% | 28.2% | 107 | — |
| Edith Moorhouse Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 336 | 0.1 miles |
| Carterton Primary School | 50% | 5.8% | 23.8% | 225 | 0.3 miles |
| Gateway Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 300 | 0.5 miles |
| St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School | 65% | 3.6% | 15% | 452 | 0.9 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot | 69% | 3.7% | 5% | 98 | 1.5 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)
- 28.16%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.08%
- Persistent absence
- 26.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edith Moorhouse Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
Carterton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
Gateway Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot1.5 miles
Primary · Bampton
Other schools in Carterton
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Carterton.
- Brize Norton Primary School Primary
- Carterton Primary School Primary
- Edith Moorhouse Primary School Primary
- Gateway Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Carterton Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carterton.
- Who is the executive principal of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton?
- The executive principal of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton is Mr Brian Morton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton, 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, Carterton?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton has capacity for 210 pupils and 107 on roll (51%), 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, Carterton a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton 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.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 27% 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, Carterton rank locally?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton ranked 226th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% 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, Carterton's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton'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.