St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2022. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Chatsworth Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3QR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bristol, City of
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “They are polite and courteous.”
- “Pupils treat everyone equally and with respect.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in some other areas of the curriculum.”
- “Pupils are not clear what they are learning and they struggle to remember what they have been taught.”
- “Teachers do not routinely check what pupils know well enough before moving on to new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2026, as Bristol, City of published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bristol, City of.
- Chester Park Infant School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chester Park Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Minerva Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Fishponds CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Avanti Gardens School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Two Mile Hill Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Summerhill Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade