St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter in Wareham, Dorset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 81 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 13.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | PLYMOUTH CAST |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Address | Folly Lane, Wool, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 6DS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.smsjwool.dorset.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01929462565 |
| URN | 140770 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 February 2024, published 24 April 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Wool Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Bovington Academy (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School (primary school, about 6.2 km)
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 7.6 km)
- Frome Valley CofE First School (primary school, about 7.9 km)
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool (primary school, about 7.9 km)
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 8.2 km)
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 9.7 km)
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