St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jan 7 2025 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
Dudley
Unique reference
140147
Address
Hillcrest Road, DY2 7PW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
250 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
55.2%
Girls
44.8%
First language not English
57.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.6%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 24.4%
Mixed 18.4%
White British 18%
Other White 16.8%
African 8.8%
Indian 4%
Other 2.8%
Other Black 2.4%
Other Asian 2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
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

ReadingWell above average8.8
WritingWell above average4
MathsWell above average6.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
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 Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
45
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes30.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
4
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
4
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
8
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
7
4
Reception, Full-time
30
12
18
Year 1
30
12
18
Year 2
30
17
13
Year 3
31
19
12
Year 4
31
21
10
Year 5
33
17
16
Year 6
31
17
14
Year 2024-2025

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