Primary school

St Joseph's RC Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Dudley
  • DY8 2DT
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2013

Homes near this school

Finding homes near…

The area around it

Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,980 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 23%23%2016/17: top 26%2017/18: top 37%2018/19: top 10%10% · 2018/192022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 65%2024/25: top 27%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · West Midlands 65%8/10 Above−18.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · West Midlands 7%7/10 Above−27.6 pts
Reading score108 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above−16.3 pts
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle−39.6 pts
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 68% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 73% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 72% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 84% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 70% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 57% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 73% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%84%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 20% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 10% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 23% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 13% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 10% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%23%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 109 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 109 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 108 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 108 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.8%
30 of 31 who put it first2014 · 88.2%2026 · 96.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3130
2nd160
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026201
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.0%
First language not English0.5%
SEN support8.5%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)2.9%
Persistently absent pupils3.4%

Girls 55%Boys 45%

95.7% full · 210 places

Parent View

Not published for this school

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult15.7
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4
  • Other support 3

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 15.9 · 22 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,605
Spend per pupil£5,870
Staff spend per pupil£4,240
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£147,000in-year balance

Grants £6,310 · self-generated £295 · premises £415 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY (14 academies) · trust reserve £2,684,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it