St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 1 2022 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
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 146088
- Address
- Woodchurch Road, Oxton, CH43 5UT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 278 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 78.8%
Indian 10.8%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.2%
Other 2.2%
Irish 1.1%
Other Asian 0.7%
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 46%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 2 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 24 12 12 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 46 24 22 |
| Year 4 | 49 24 25 |
| Year 5 | 51 24 27 |
| Year 6 | 32 12 20 |