St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School 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
- Website
- www.stjosephscps.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 322 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 36%
African 20.5%
Mixed 13.1%
Other White 9.9%
Indian 4.3%
Other Black 4.3%
Unclassified 3.7%
Caribbean 2.5%
Other 1.9%
Irish 1.2%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 60%
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 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
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
- 39
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 9 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 39 23 16 |
| Year 1 | 41 17 24 |
| Year 2 | 31 17 14 |
| Year 3 | 45 26 19 |
| Year 4 | 51 26 25 |
| Year 5 | 51 29 22 |
| Year 6 | 42 24 18 |