St. Joseph's Infant School
Chichester · West Sussex
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About St. Joseph's Infant School
St. Joseph's Infant School is a primary academy in Chichester, West Sussex. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 28 member schools: 27 primary schools, 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | East Sussex | Hampshire | Isle of Wight | West Sussex. Regions: South East | South West. — from the DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST public record.
St. Joseph's Infant School is a primary academy in Chichester, West Sussex, part of DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St. Joseph's Infant School
- Address
- Orchard Street
- Postcode
- PO19 1DQ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chichester
- URN (official identifier)
- 148286
- Establishment number
- 2012
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 129
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 135
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Metcalfe
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next · Inspected 9 Nov 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stjosephsinfant.school
- Telephone
- 01243783709
- Date opened
- 1 Dec 2020
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St. Joseph's Infant School
| 2025/26 | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 129 | 117,314 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 15.5% | 16.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 11.6% | 16.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.6% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 30.2% | 13.8% | 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
6 published inspections for St. Joseph's Infant School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 11 Jan 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Lancastrian Infant School (URN 125822)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 3 Jun 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Lancastrian Infants' School (URN 125822)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 2 May 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Lancastrian Infants' School (URN 125822)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 18 Oct 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Lancastrian Infants' School (URN 125822)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Jun 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Lancastrian Infants' School (URN 125822)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Jul 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 Infant School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 24.7% | 12.6% | 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 Infant School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £29,450 for 19 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 17.0% | 16.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £263 | £221 | £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 Infant School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 151 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | West Sussex average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,044,000 £6,914 per pupil | £6,332 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £974,000 £6,450 per pupil | £6,021 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £412,000 £2,728 per pupil · 42.3% | £3,205 · 53.2% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £328,000 £2,172 per pupil · 33.7% | £1,099 · 18.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £27,000 £179 per pupil · 2.8% | £135 · 2.2% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £27,000 £179 per pupil · 2.8% | £130 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £70,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£19,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,151 per pupil, supply and agency £72 per pupil — spending up £1,299 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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