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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Caroline Dunne

location_onHeywood, OL10 2AA

language Visit Website phone 1706369340

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

403

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Heywood, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is a voluntary aided school in Heywood, Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 403 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #36 of 71 primaries in Rochdale and #9,283 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 17.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading67% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 2.4

-0.7

Write

LA 0.3

-2.2 to 0.8

0.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.1 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading84% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 0.0

1.8 to 5.4

1.3

Write

LA -0.6

-0.3 to 3.0

2.4

Maths

LA 0.3

0.9 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%

Reading76% LA 70%

Writing82% LA 74%

Maths76% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 2.2

0.2

Write

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 1.9

0.4

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2024

Inspection Report

18 February 2020

Inspection Report

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27 April 2016

Inspection Report

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08 September 2014

Inspection Report

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08 May 2014

Inspection Report

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08 February 2013

Inspection Report

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05 December 2012

Inspection Report

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18 May 2010

Inspection Report

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12 October 2006

Inspection Report

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21 October 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 401 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	401	4	1.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	403	10	2.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	403	5	1.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	412	3	0.7%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	412	7	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	411	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	400	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	398	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	386	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	387	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	373	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	375	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	374	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	341	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	341	0	0.0%	0.5%	0