St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 1 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 146088
- Address
- Woodchurch Road, Oxton, CH43 5UT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 265 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 19.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 73.2%
Indian 10.9%
Mixed 4.9%
Other 3.8%
Other White 3%
Irish 1.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 41%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 26 13 13 |
| Year 1 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 2 | 28 16 12 |
| Year 3 | 31 15 16 |
| Year 4 | 48 26 22 |
| Year 5 | 51 26 25 |
| Year 6 | 51 24 27 |