St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Wareham, Dorset
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Wareham, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2020 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Folly Lane, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6DS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 81 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Mary & St Jospeh’s Catholic Primary School have positive attitudes to their learning.”
- “The school is welcoming and highly inclusive.”
- “Most pupils behave respectfully towards one another and staff.”
To improve
- “This means that pupils learn better in some subjects than in others.”
- “Pupils learn a broad range of subjects, but they learn better in some subjects than in others.”
- “However, in some subjects, the school has not identified the subject-specific skills it wants pupils to develop.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (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) | 46% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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 2015 to 2020, as Dorset 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 Dorset.
- Wool Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bovington Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School 4.7 mi Good
- Frome Valley CofE First School 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 6.0 mi Good