# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater

St 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.

Primary school. Code E148950. [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 199
- Council: Somerset
- URN: 148950

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westover-green-community-school-and-autism-centre-e144437): 390 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Haygrove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haygrove-school-e136917): 500 m. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-voluntary-controlled-church-of-england-primary-school-e123784): 620 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wembdon St George's Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wembdon-st-georges-church-school-e144984): 870 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Northgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northgate-primary-school-e144757): 1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hamp Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamp-academy-e139717): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148950)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148950)

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