St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wirral
Unique reference
105068
Address
Moreton Road, Upton, CH49 6LL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
226 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
54.0%
Girls
46.0%
First language not English
8.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.6%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.2%
Indian 8.4%
Other Asian 4%
Mixed 3.6%
Other 2.7%
African 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Other White 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage-1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
23
10
13
Year 1
28
12
16
Year 2
34
17
17
Year 3
26
16
10
Year 4
41
21
20
Year 5
29
17
12
Year 6
45
29
16
Year 2024-2025

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