St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 13 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Knowsley
Unique reference
131836
Address
Bewley Drive, Southdene, Kirkby, L32 9PF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
248 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
49.2%
Girls
50.8%
First language not English
1.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.5%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.9%
Mixed 4%
Other White 1.2%
African 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Irish 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

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
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 the Worker Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
37
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
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 classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
9
3
6
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
8
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
9
7
Reception, Full-time
29
15
14
Year 1
29
10
19
Year 2
29
15
14
Year 3
31
18
13
Year 4
29
12
17
Year 5
30
18
12
Year 6
30
12
18
Year 2024-2025

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