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St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Hutton · CM13 1BJ

Ages 5–11 · 205 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.69 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
184

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.69 · Often has places

1st preferences

18

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
73
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

205 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
205
Boys / girls
115 / 90
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
205 / 210 (98%)
Free school meals
7.8%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Brentwood
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Kathryn Poulter

Location

Address
Highview Crescent
Postcode
CM13 1BJ
Town
Hutton
Local authority
Essex
District
Brentwood
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Hutton, Essex, 205 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Brentwood.

Open schools in Hutton
1
Primary schools in Hutton
1
Academies among open schools in Hutton
0% (0)
Open schools in CM13
9
Primary in CM13
6
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HuttonNear CM13

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kathryn Poulter
Telephone
01277227282
Website
www.st-josephworker.essex.sch.uk/

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