St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

School overview

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Stockport, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 102 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 'Requires improvement'. 53% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 9 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 16.9 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.