St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
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
Rochdale
Unique reference
150675
Address
Pot Hall, Wilton Grove, OL10 2AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
380 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
12.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.8%
Persistent absence
12.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.1%
African 7.4%
Other White 5%
Mixed 4.1%
Other Black 2.9%
Indian 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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 105
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
42
2nd preference
2
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 classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
42
28
14
Year 1
59
32
27
Year 2
46
28
18
Year 3
56
29
27
Year 4
58
24
34
Year 5
59
29
30
Year 6
60
27
33
Year 2024-2025

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