St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell

General Information

Address: Gipsy Lane, Bracknell Forest, RG12 9AP
Phone: 01344425246
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Philpott
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 210
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
% eligible for free school meals: 6.2%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 3.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

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Ranked #18 of 26 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#16Owlsmoor Primary SchoolGood
#17Sandy Lane Primary SchoolGood
#18St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BracknellGood
#19St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, BracknellGood
#20St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Cranbourne Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2King's Academy OakwoodOutstanding
#3Ascot Heath Primary SchoolGood
#4Binfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Birch Hill Primary School and NurseryGood
#6College Town Primary SchoolGood
#7Crown Wood Primary SchoolGood
#8Fox Hill Primary SchoolGood
#9Great Hollands Primary SchoolGood
#10Harmans Water Primary SchoolGood
#11Holly Spring Primary SchoolGood
#12Jennett's Park CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13King's Academy BinfieldGood
#14King's Academy Meadow ValeGood
#15New Scotland Hill Primary SchoolGood
#16Owlsmoor Primary SchoolGood
#17Sandy Lane Primary SchoolGood
#18St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BracknellGood
#19St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, BracknellGood
#20St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#21The Pines SchoolGood
#22Uplands Primary School and NurseryGood
#23Warfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#24Whitegrove Primary SchoolGood
#25Wildmoor Heath SchoolGood
#26Wildridings Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,990 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #9 of 29 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#7Harmans Water Primary School£7,122
#8Uplands Primary School and Nursery£7,106
#9St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell£6,990
#10Holly Spring Primary School£6,903
#11St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,873

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1The Pines School£8,337
#2Great Hollands Primary School£7,915
#3Fox Hill Primary School£7,758
#4Wildridings Primary School£7,240
#5King's Academy Binfield£7,205
#6King's Academy Oakwood£7,177
#7Harmans Water Primary School£7,122
#8Uplands Primary School and Nursery£7,106
#9St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell£6,990
#10Holly Spring Primary School£6,903
#11St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,873
#12New Scotland Hill Primary School£6,858
#13Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery£6,828
#14Cranbourne Primary School£6,808
#15Jennett's Park CofE Primary School£6,594
#16Sandy Lane Primary School£6,507
#17Warfield Church of England Primary School£6,505
#18Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,344
#19College Town Primary School£6,280
#20Binfield Church of England Primary School£6,241
#21Whitegrove Primary School£6,156
#22Wildmoor Heath School£6,098
#23St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst£6,069
#24Ascot Heath Primary School£5,765
#25Crowthorne Church of England Primary School£5,717
#26Crown Wood Primary School£5,600
#27King's Academy Meadow Vale£5,092
#28Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School£2,942
#29Owlsmoor Primary School£1,194

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