Primary school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wirral
  • CH44 7ED
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,344 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 98%98%2016/17: top 98%2017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 94%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 69%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM57% · North West 63%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 17% · 36 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 27% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 57% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 42% · 31 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 36% · 28 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 46% · 26 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 57% · 23 pupils · North West 63%57%17%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 36 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 23 pupils · North West 6%4%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 36 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 98 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 99 · 31 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 26 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 23 pupils · North West 10510498No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 96 · 36 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 98 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 31 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 100 · 28 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 26 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 23 pupils · North West 10510596No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd100
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Inadequate
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Requires improvement
  6. 2018Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2024Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026168
Free school meals (past 6 years)58.3%
First language not English11.6%
SEN support23.8%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.6%
Persistently absent pupils12.9%

Girls 48.1%Boys 51.9%

58.9% full · 285 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 7.5
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 7.5
  • Other support 6.3

Teachers 9.3 FTE · Whole workforce 23.2 · 36 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,412
Spend per pupil£10,051
Staff spend per pupil£7,716
Reserve per pupil−£814
  • −£127,015revenue reserve
  • −£99,565in-year balance

Grants £9,187 · self-generated £248 · premises £660 per pupil