St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater is a primary school in Somerset, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
Before that: Good (overall), October 2019, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 26 February 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 54% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Somerset and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Westover Green Community School and Autism CentrePrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Haygrove SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.5 (2025/26, provisional)500 m
- St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Wembdon St George's Church SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Northgate Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Hamp AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Somerset
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).