St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy

School overview

St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Oldham, Oldham, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 229 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy 'Good'. 57% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with 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 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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 further down the page.