St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Tendring, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 114 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 4 May 2023
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, 53% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 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- Harwich and Dovercourt High SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. Attainment 8 of 34.1 (2025/26, provisional)450 m
- The Mayflower Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, DovercourtPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Spring Meadow Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed900 m
- Chase Lane Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, January 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Harwich Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tendring
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).