St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 9 2020 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
- 254 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.9%
White British 83.1%
Chinese 9.1%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other White 2%
Mixed 1.2%
African 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
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 71%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 21 8 |
| Year 1 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 42 21 21 |
| Year 4 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 5 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 6 | 47 24 23 |