Primary school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • North Yorkshire
  • YO18 8AR
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,983 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 67%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 54%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 23%23% · 2018/192022/23: top 55%2023/24: top 83%2024/25: top 67%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM58% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 12 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 62% · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 62% · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 78% · 9 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 60% · 10 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 47% · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 58% · 12 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%78%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 12 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 8% · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 8% · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 11% · 9 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 10 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 6% · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 12 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 12 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 104 · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 103 · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 111 · 9 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 107 · 10 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 106 · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 12 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10511198No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 12 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 102 · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 107 · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 108 · 9 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 104 · 10 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 104 · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 108 · 12 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5108100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
6 of 6 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st66
2nd160
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202684
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.5%
First language not English4.8%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan4.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils13.6%

Girls 56%Boys 44%

80% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.2
  • Other support 0.3

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 8.5 · 12 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,057
Spend per pupil£7,862
Staff spend per pupil£6,038
Reserve per pupil£13
  • +£1,000revenue reserve
  • +£95,000in-year balance

Grants £8,881 · self-generated £201 · premises £226 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (38 academies) · trust reserve £8,108,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it