Primary school

St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Doncaster
  • DN11 0NB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,455 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 52%52%2016/17: top 92%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 70%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 37%37% · 2023/242024/25: top 37%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM69% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM17% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 39% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 55% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 59% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 60% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 67% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 69% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%69%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 7% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 14% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 13% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 17% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 17% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 101 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 102 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 101 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 103 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 102 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in81.1%
30 of 37 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 81.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3730
2nd130
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026246
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.8%
First language not English15.8%
SEN support17.1%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.1%
Persistently absent pupils6.1%

Girls 47%Boys 53%

117.1% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 45 responses (19.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 80% not applicable77.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 40% not applicable96.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child97.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school97.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development95.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent97.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.3
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 5.2

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 25.6 · 47 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,163
Spend per pupil£6,920
Staff spend per pupil£4,998
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£56,000in-year balance

Grants £6,603 · self-generated £620 · premises £456 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £774,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it