St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame

Primary · Oxfordshire · OX9 2AB · URN 139529

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2025-01-21Cohort 162Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 30

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 240 schools in Oxfordshire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
63%
Oxfordshire 61.1%England 61%
1.9 percentage points above the area average of 61.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
13%
Oxfordshire 9.3%England 8%
3.7 percentage points above the area average of 9.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Oxfordshire 106.06England 105
0.9 above the area average of 106.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Oxfordshire 104.36England 105
1.4 below the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Oxfordshire 104.74England 105
0.7 below the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
30%
Oxfordshire 24.8%England 32%
5.2 percentage points above the area average of 24.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
77%
Oxfordshire 75.7%
1.3 percentage points above the area average of 75.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
73%
Oxfordshire 71.4%
1.7 percentage points above the area average of 71.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
70%
Oxfordshire 72.4%
2.4 percentage points below the area average of 72.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
30
Oxfordshire 30
In line with the area average of 30.4
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Oxfordshire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	63% Oxfordshire 61.1%England 61%	1.9 percentage points above the area average of 61.1	2 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	13% Oxfordshire 9.3%England 8%	3.7 percentage points above the area average of 9.3	5 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Oxfordshire 106.06England 105	0.9 above the area average of 106.1	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Oxfordshire 104.36England 105	1.4 below the area average of 104.4	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Oxfordshire 104.74England 105	0.7 below the area average of 104.7	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	30% Oxfordshire 24.8%England 32%	5.2 percentage points above the area average of 24.8	2 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	77% Oxfordshire 75.7%	1.3 percentage points above the area average of 75.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	73% Oxfordshire 71.4%	1.7 percentage points above the area average of 71.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	70% Oxfordshire 72.4%	2.4 percentage points below the area average of 72.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	30 Oxfordshire 30	In line with the area average of 30.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Oxfordshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 8.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 11.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 30% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 13% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 63% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 75.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame Good at its inspection on 21/01/2025.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame is a primary school in Oxfordshire, postcode OX9 2AB (URN 139529).
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