St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Stockport·SK5 6BG
Composite score
64.6
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#2,738
National rank
#344
In North West
#22
In Stockport
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
47 first choices, 50 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
105
any preference, for 50 places
Applications from another council area
10%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
471
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
32.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,890
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Stockport, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 471 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 50 Reception places. There are about 21.2 pupils per teacher. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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