St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 25 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
Doncaster
Unique reference
140340
Address
Bevan Avenue, Rossington, DN11 0NB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
234 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
53.0%
Girls
47.0%
First language not English
15.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
15%
Persistent absence
5.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.1%
African 8.1%
Other White 6.8%
Indian 2.6%
Other Black 1.7%
Mixed 1.3%
Other Asian 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-1.2
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

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

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

School 17%
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 107
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 School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
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 classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
1
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
8
10
Reception, Full-time
30
19
11
Year 1
31
19
12
Year 2
31
12
19
Year 3
30
19
11
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
28
15
13
Year 6
28
15
13
Year 2024-2025

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