Primary school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Kirklees
  • WF13 4HY
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Sep 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,123 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 44%44%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 46%2018/19: top 29%2022/23: top 26%26% · 2022/232023/24: top 33%2024/25: top 41%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM68% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%7/10 Above−13.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%3/10 Below−44.5 pts
Reading score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1058/10 Above
Maths score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.54/10 Below−39.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 44% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 69% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 75% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 71% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 69% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 68% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%75%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 3% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 3% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 13% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 6% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 13% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 3% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 101 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 104 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 106 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 105 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 106 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 107 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 103 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 104 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 107 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 104 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 106 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 104 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5107103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.1%
27 of 29 who put it first2014 · 96.6%2026 · 93.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2927
2nd263
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2013–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  2. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2019Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026212
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.1%
First language not English17.6%
SEN support7.3%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils19.0%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

97.2% full · 218 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.0
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 7.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.5
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 9.2 FTE · Whole workforce 24.9 · 45 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,322
Spend per pupil£7,059
Staff spend per pupil£5,210
Reserve per pupil£283
  • +£58,000revenue reserve
  • +£54,000in-year balance

Grants £7,102 · self-generated £220 · premises £473 per pupil

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