Community school · Primary
Christchurch · BH23 3AS · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 113848
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
Voluntary aided school · Christchurch · BH23 3DA
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 5–11
Pupils
199
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 199 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 31.7%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 7–11
Status: Open
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Ages 4–7
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
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Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Christchurch · BH23 7JY · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Christchurch · BH23 1HX · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Ages 3–11
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Ages 5–7
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 113848
Location
- Address
- Dorset Road, Somerford
- Postcode
- BH23 3DA
- Town
- Christchurch
- County
- Dorset
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- District
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- Boys / girls
- 101 / 98
- School capacity
- 218
- Capacity fill
- 199 / 218 (91%)
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- FSM pupils
- 63
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Doherty
- Telephone
- 01202485976
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-07-08
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 75%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 9%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0