What did Ofsted judge St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton has 107 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton take?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton located?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton is located in Carterton, OX18 3JY, Oxfordshire.

How do I apply to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton have a religious character?

Yes — St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton?

When St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic children who are looked after or previously looked after; 2. Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of Carterton who have a brother or sister attending St Joseph's Catholic Primary School at the time of admission; 3. Baptised Catholic children of staff of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School living within Carterton, and 8 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 70.1% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2025-26 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton, year by year →

How places are decided at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised Catholic children who are looked after or previously looked after
2Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of Carterton who have a brother or sister attending St Joseph's Catholic Primary School at the time of admission
3Baptised Catholic children of staff of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School living within Carterton
4Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of Carterton
5Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother or sister attending St Joseph's Catholic Primary School at the time of admission
6Other Baptised Catholic children of staff at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
7Other Baptised Catholic children
8Non-Catholic children who are looked after or previously looked after
9Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister attending St Joseph's Catholic Primary School at the time of admission
10Non-Catholic children of staff at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
11Non-Catholic children

Published by Oxfordshire County Council on the school's own admissions page (Starting Reception year group in Primary or Infant School - 2026/27 school year ( places allocated on 16th April 2026 )). The figure beside each rule is the number of places offered under it. The Governors or Trust decide the admissions criteria as shown below (in descending order of priority) together with the number of places offered under that criterion: Home-to-school distances measured using: Straight Line Distance.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.