St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.57 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 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 | 3.57 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.57 miles away, the 10th longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- Reception 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.2 first choices per offer, the 6th highest of 66 Plymouth primary schools.
- For Reception in 2026, 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Plymouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chapel Street, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4DJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School benefit from a caring environment.”
- “They enjoy school and have warm, meaningful relationships with staff and each other.”
- “Leaders have implemented a culture of 'love' and 'harmony'.”
To improve
- “Long-standing low attendance and continuous persistent absence mean that some pupils miss too much learning.”
- “Over time, published outcomes show that pupils in key stage 2 have not been well prepared for the next stage of their education.”
- “Many pupils do not secure the essential knowledge they need to be successful in reading, writing and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2026 (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) | 53% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Plymouth.
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- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- High Street Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Morice Town Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- College Road Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's CofE Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stuart Road Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published