St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Calderdale
Unique reference
148479
Address
Portland Road, HX3 6LA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
146 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
43.2%
Girls
56.8%
First language not English
22.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.2%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.1%
Other White 20.5%
Mixed 4.2%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other Black 2.1%
Irish 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
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 below average-3.1
WritingWell below average-3.1
MathsWell below average-3.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 12%
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 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 Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
9
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
2nd preference
1
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 classes20.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
11
10
Year 1
16
9
7
Year 2
19
8
11
Year 3
24
11
13
Year 4
23
7
16
Year 5
20
9
11
Year 6
23
8
15
Year 2024-2025

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