St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 31 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
Herefordshire, County of
Unique reference
116911
Address
The Avenue, Walford Road, HR9 5AW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
174 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
54.6%
Girls
45.4%
First language not English
22.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.8%
Persistent absence
3.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Mixed2.2%
African2.3%
Indian4.6%
Other White12.1%
White British77%
Other
1.7%
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-1
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
71%
Local authority average
60%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
10%
Local authority average
9%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Joseph's RC Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
2
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 classes24.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
20
11
9
Year 1
28
16
12
Year 2
33
15
18
Year 3
26
16
10
Year 4
23
13
10
Year 5
23
14
9
Year 6
20
10
10
Year 2024-2025

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