St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Derbyshire
Unique reference
142827
Address
Chesterfield Road, DE4 3FT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
156 (61% of total capacity)
Boys
44.2%
Girls
55.8%
First language not English
3.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
55.8%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.6%
African 1.9%
Irish 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
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-2.1
WritingAverage-2.9
MathsWell below average-4.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
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 Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
11
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
11
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
11
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 classes18.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher21.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
12
5
7
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
4
5
Reception, Full-time
17
7
10
Year 1
21
10
11
Year 2
11
6
5
Year 3
19
6
13
Year 4
19
8
11
Year 5
29
16
13
Year 6
19
7
12
Year 2024-2025

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