St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Oxford Street, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Rebecca Suik
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- URN
- 148951
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278784641
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Burnham-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 265 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 | 34 | 33 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 73% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 6% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 88% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 73% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 and Nursery 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 271 |
| 2023/24 | 272 |
| 2024/25 | 267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 56th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.4% | 20.8% | 265 | — |
| St Andrew's Church Junior School | — | — | — | 290 | 0.2 miles |
| Burnham-On-Sea Infant School | — | — | — | 154 | 0.6 miles |
| Churchfield Church School | 29% | 9.3% | 43.7% | 411 | 1.0 miles |
| West Huntspill Primary Academy | 45% | 10.9% | 47.1% | 123 | 1.7 miles |
| Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School | 82% | 4.8% | 15.2% | 180 | 2.0 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)
- 20.83%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 10.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Church Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
-
Burnham-On-Sea Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
-
Churchfield Church School1.0 miles
Primary · Highbridge
-
West Huntspill Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Highbridge
-
Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Highbridge
Other schools in Burnham-on-Sea
- Berrow Primary Church Academy Primary
- Burnham-On-Sea Infant School Primary
- St Andrew's Church Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Burnham-on-Sea.
- Who is the head of school of St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- The head of school of St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Rebecca Suik, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 and Nursery School?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has 265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 238 pupils and 265 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is part of THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST. 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 and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 66% 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 and Nursery School rank locally?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 56th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% 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 and Nursery School's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 3 July 2026.