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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • CW7 2JS
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,258 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 76%2017/18: top 76%2018/19: top 85%2022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM50% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West
Higher standard, RWM2% · North West 6%2/10 Well below North West+18 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−13 pts
Maths score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 40 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 51% · 45 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 56% · 45 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 51% · 45 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 47% · 43 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 44% · 41 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 50% · 46 pupils · North West 63%56%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 40 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 45 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 45 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 45 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 43 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 41 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 2% · 46 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 40 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 45 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 45 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 45 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 43 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 41 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 46 pupils · North West 105105103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 40 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 45 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 45 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 45 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 43 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 41 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 46 pupils · North West 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd142
3rd120

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2018

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor

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 2026326
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.8%
First language not English11.5%
SEN support15.4%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils13.1%

Girls 47%Boys 53%

103.5% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 14
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 14.6
  • Other support 8.4

Teachers 15 FTE · Whole workforce 38 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,318
Spend per pupil£6,834
Staff spend per pupil£5,479
Reserve per pupil£1,035
  • +£340,000revenue reserve
  • +£159,000in-year balance

Grants £7,105 · self-generated £304 · premises £277 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £4,369,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it