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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Guildford · Surrey

Primary Academy (converter)Part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Guildford, Surrey. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.

XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 23 member schools: 19 primary schools, 4 secondary schools. Local authorities: Surrey. Regions: South East. — from the XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST public record.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Guildford, Surrey, part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.

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School information

Official name
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Address
155 Aldershot Road
Postcode
GU2 8YH
Country
England
Local authority
Surrey
Parliamentary constituency
Guildford
URN (official identifier)
150178
Establishment number
3932
School status
Open
Education phase
Primary
Age range
2–11 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Number of pupils
717
As of November 2026
Capacity
630
School type
Academy (converter)
Governance
Academy
Local authority
Surrey
Headteacher
Mr Tom Collins
Telephone
01483888401
Date opened
1 Dec 2023

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

2025/26This schoolSurreyEngland
Pupils717161,9448,355,420
Eligible for free school meals6.0%15.4%26.5%
SEN support11.0%13.0%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)3.6%6.6%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)32.4%15.6%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

5 published inspections for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.

  1. · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools

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    Inspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 131112)

    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
    School remains Good

    Report published 22 Mar 2023

  2. · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

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    Inspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 131112)

    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
    Yes - improving (good)

    Report published 5 Dec 2017

  3. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 131112)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 7 Jun 2013

  4. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 131112)

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

    Pupils' achievement
    Outstanding
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Outstanding
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 23 Apr 2010

  5. · Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07)

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    Inspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 131112)

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

    Pupils' achievement
    Outstanding
    Quality of teaching
    Outstanding
    Early years provision
    Outstanding
    Leadership and management
    Outstanding
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 19 Apr 2007

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolSurreyEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)4.2%4.7%5.1%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)8.1%10.9%13.2%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £68,200 for 44 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolSurreyEngland
Pupils eligible6.7%16.0%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£104£214£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 714 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolSurrey average (per pupil · % of spend)England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£4,236,000
£5,933 per pupil
£6,932£7,179
Total spending£4,165,000
£5,833 per pupil
£6,533£6,721
Teaching staff£1,942,000
£2,720 per pupil · 46.6%
£3,291 · 50.4%£3,211 · 47.8%
Education support staff£1,029,000
£1,441 per pupil · 24.7%
£1,202 · 18.4%£1,313 · 19.5%
Supply and agency staff£48,000
£67 per pupil · 1.2%
£128 · 2.0%£203 · 3.0%
…of which agency supply£14,000
£20 per pupil · 0.3%
£97 · 1.5%£160 · 2.4%
In-year balance£71,000
Revenue reserve£425,000

Previous year (2023/24): spending £4,269 per pupil, supply and agency £40 per pupil — spending up £1,564 per pupil on 2023/24.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Where is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?

155 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH

01483888401

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