St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Devizes, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes is a primary school in Devizes, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2022. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 24% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire that have results.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 1 of the 193 other Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility is 40% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Joseph's Place, Devizes, SN10 1DD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 165 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils demonstrate the school’s vision, ‘shine’, in all that they do.”
- “Pupils are polite, kind and friendly.”
- “They understand the importance of inclusion and make sure that pupils who join the school are warmly welcomed into the St Joseph’s family.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects assessment is not used as well.”
- “As a result, leaders are unsure what pupils know and can do.”
- “However, they have not yet identified the key knowledge they want pupils to learn and remember.”
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) | 24% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- Southbroom Infants' School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wansdyke School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southbroom St James Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Rowde CofE Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Nursteed Community Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heddington Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published