St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, Burnham-on-Sea

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Joseph's joined the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust in March 2022 and we are proud to be part of our community of Catholic Schools. I hope that your association with the School will be happy and provide a safe learning environment for your children."

The school runs after-school care, from £6.50 per day.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 71% in Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School are St Andrew's Church Junior School (0.2 miles); Burnham-On-Sea Infant School (0.6 miles); Churchfield Church School (1 mile, Good, 47% reading, 37% maths); and West Huntspill Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 59% reading, 45% maths).

St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is one of 13 schools run by The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

52 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

10.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 35 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 6 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Josephs School (se-bound), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 175 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.