SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150929
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 February 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Surrey
Trust XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 595 595 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 266 44.7% of pupils
Male pupils 329 55.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.7%
18.1 pts below England
School 6.7%
Reigate and Banstead 13.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

50.4%
30.1 pts above England
School 50.4%
Reigate and Banstead 11.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Reigate and Banstead 2.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
27.2%
162
Indian
20.2%
120
African
15.1%
90
Any other White background
9.9%
59
Any other Asian background
7.9%
47
White and Asian
4.4%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.6% 81 of 595 pupils
7.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.6%
Reigate and Banstead 21.4%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.9% 59 pupils
England 14.8% 4.9 pts below
EHC plans 3.7% 22 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Moderate learning difficulty 19
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Reigate and Banstead 65.9%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Reigate and Banstead 81.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Reigate and Banstead 74.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Reigate and Banstead 79.9%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.79 pts lower than England
School 5.42%
Reigate and Banstead 5.78%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.66 pts lower than England
School 14.16%
Reigate and Banstead 13.86%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.21 pts lower than England
School 1.59%
Reigate and Banstead 1.55%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.4% 6.3 pts above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
94.4%
Reigate and Banstead
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information