St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 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
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 111373
- Address
- Walton Avenue, Penketh, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WA5 2AU
- Website
- www.stjprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 231 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 14.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 5.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 82.3%
Chinese 8.7%
Other White 2.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Mixed 1.8%
African 1.7%
Indian 1.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 18
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 24 13 11 |
| Year 1 | 28 20 8 |
| Year 2 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 3 | 31 15 16 |
| Year 4 | 43 21 22 |
| Year 5 | 44 24 20 |
| Year 6 | 31 18 13 |