St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Droitwich, Worcestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 184 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 29.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 28 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 19.7 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, 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.