St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a converter academy in Sudbury for boys and girls aged 4 to 11.
Beaconsfield Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JP01787 373365st-josephs.suffolk.sch.ukMrs Maria Kemble executive headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
22 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 22 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 17 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 81% | 84% | 83% | 88% | 82% | 60% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 19% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 18% | 7% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 | 105.2 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | 103.7 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 | 103.8 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 77% | 88% | 95% | 83% | 100% | 82% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 77% | 88% | 89% | 100% | 96% | 94% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 73% | 88% | 84% | 88% | 88% | 88% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +2.3 | -0.1 | +3.5 | +2.1 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +1.9 | +3.2 | +3.1 | +3.9 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 50% | 57% | – | 86% | 83% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 81% | 89% | – | 82% | 89% | 82% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Suffolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.5% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 6.3% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 14.2% | 11.6% | 19.9% | 11.6% | 4.1% | 9.7% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury | Academy | 560 m | 268 | Good 2024 | 23 | Compare |
| St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 610 m | 227 | Good 2022 | 38 | Compare |
| Woodhall Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 448 | Good 2019 | 64 | Compare |
| Pot Kiln Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 236 | Good 2022 | 11 | Compare |
| Wells Hall Primary School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 494 | Report card 2026 | 38 | Compare |
| St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 64 | No overall grade 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Long Melford Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 207 | Not inspected | 36 | Compare |
| Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 2.4 miles | 203 | Good 2022 | 51 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Joseph's Catholic Primary School yet.
How good are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 73% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 5% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
Pupils were in school 94.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 14% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Beaconsfield Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JP
- Telephone
- 01787 373365
- Website
- www.st-josephs.suffolk.sch.uk
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Maria Kemble
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Diocese of East Anglia
- Multi-academy trust
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust (11 schools)
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Sudbury North West
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152142 · LAESTAB 9353310 · UKPRN 10099149
- Formerly
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.