St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kirklees
Unique reference
148483
Address
Grosvenor Road, Dalton, HD5 9HU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
311 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
54.0%
Girls
46.0%
First language not English
16.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.9%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 37.3%
African 20.6%
Mixed 14.8%
Other White 9%
Other Black 4.8%
Indian 4.5%
Caribbean 2.6%
Other 2.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Irish 1%
Chinese 1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

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

School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
34
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
33
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
15
7
Reception, Full-time
37
14
23
Year 1
31
15
16
Year 2
35
20
15
Year 3
50
26
24
Year 4
50
27
23
Year 5
39
22
17
Year 6
47
29
18
Year 2023-2024

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