St Josephs Catholic Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 10 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicester
Unique reference
138115
Address
Armadale Drive, LE5 1HF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
226 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
42.5%
Girls
57.5%
First language not English
29.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.9%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 39.8%
Indian 16.4%
African 15.5%
Mixed 14.6%
Other Asian 4%
Other White 2.7%
Other Black 2.7%
Irish 1.8%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Unclassified 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-0.8
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Josephs Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes30.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher33.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
6
1
Reception, Full-time
30
10
20
Year 1
19
7
12
Year 2
30
8
22
Year 3
31
13
18
Year 4
34
15
19
Year 5
31
17
14
Year 6
39
18
21
Year 2024-2025

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