St Joseph's RC Lower School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
335
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Academy - Converter mainstream
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(05/03/2015)
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Chester Road
Bedford
MK40 4HN
01234 352062

School Description

St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Lower School converted to become an academy school on 1 April 2013. When its predecessor school, of the same name, was last inspected by Ofsted, it was judged to be satisfactory overall. The school is part of the St Francis of Assisi Multi Academies Trust, a well-established partnership of four Catholic schools in Bedford. These share an Executive Principal and an overarching governing body. Each school has its own headteacher and operates autonomously within the Trust. The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. There are two classes in each year group. Early years provision is part time in the Nursery and full time in the Reception classes. The great majority of pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds. More than three quarters of pupils speak English as an additional language. This is four times the national average. Pupils speak a total of 28 different languages and come from 56 different countries. Pupils from a range of different faiths attend the school. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium (additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and looked-after children) is above average. The proportion of pupils identified as disabled or as having special educational needs is above average. There is no comment included in the report about whether the school meets the current government floor standards, as the school does not have any Year 6 pupils. The Executive Principal is a national leader in education (NLE). The school runs a breakfast club and an after-school club.

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This school is an academy and does not conform to the general school admission criteria set down by the Local Education Authority.