St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame, Thame

Good
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.5km)Possible (~2.1km)Unlikely (~2.8km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Elizabeth Sienkiewicz
Pupils:162 / 210 capacity
LA:Oxfordshire
Phone:01844214278
Address:Brook Lane, Thame, OX9 2AB
Trust:THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 21 January 2025View full report
URN:139529
UKPRN:10041023
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Henley and Thame
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2012 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

11.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

81 responses
Would recommend64%
Child is happy90%
Well taught74%
Good progress58%
Feels safe86%
Well behaved78%
Bullying dealt with12%
Kept informed69%
Handles concerns42%
Wider development63%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-6ppMaths+3ppWriting+6pp

Reading has declined from 83% to 77%. Maths has remained stable at around 70%. Writing has improved from 67% to 73%.

Class Sizes

27.3

Avg class size

27.3

KS2

3

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Museum (opp)
66m · 1 min walk
Cuttle Brook (SW-bound)
192m · 3 min walk
Town Hall (opp)
287m · 5 min walk
Cricket Ground (opp)
337m · 5 min walk
Police Station (o/s)
348m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

77%

Available places

162 pupils

210 capacity

48 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Thame

Low pressure
New homes approved:288
Projected new pupils:72

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Thame

Admissions Demand - Oxfordshire

Low demand0.80x oversubscription

Places available

8,555

Applications

6,831

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Primary admissions across Oxfordshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

21 January 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
19 November 2019
27 January 2016

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.00612%

Overall absence

9.1954%

Persistent absence

174

Enrolments

Authorised4.24145%
Unauthorised0.76467%
Persistent (10%+)9.1954%
Severe (50%+)1.14943%

Absence trend

4.64289%
18/19
3.00377%
20/21
8.13569%
21/22
7.0561%
22/23
6.00227%
23/24
5.00612%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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