St Joseph's Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 6 2024 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
Sheffield
Unique reference
139346
Address
St Joseph's Road, Handsworth, S13 9AT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
202 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
27.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.4%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.4%
Mixed 9%
Other White 8.4%
African 8.4%
Other Black 6.9%
Other Asian 2.5%
Irish 1.5%
Indian 1.5%
Pakistani 1.5%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other 0.5%
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-1.8
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage-1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
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's Primary School

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
30
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
6
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
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 classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
27
14
13
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
27
14
13
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
28
16
12
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025

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