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St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School

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

personMrs Evelyn Clayton

location_onSalford, M44 6GX

language Visit Website phone 1618504740

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

218

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Salford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Salford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 212 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #44 of 71 primaries in Salford and #9,721 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. 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 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing75% LA 68%

Maths54% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading52% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths48% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.6

-6.3 to -1.1

-0.8

Write

LA -0.9

-3.3 to 1.7

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.8 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.4

-1.0 to 3.6

3.1

Write

LA 0.4

1.0 to 5.2

0.0

Maths

LA 0.4

-2.0 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 63%

Reading55% LA 73%

Writing76% LA 76%

Maths41% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA 0.4

-6.4 to -2

-0.5

Write

LA 0.3

-2.6 to 1.6

-4

Maths

LA 0.6

-6 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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10 May 2017

Inspection Report

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14 November 2011

Inspection Report

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22 April 2009

Inspection Report

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26 June 2006

Inspection Report

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06 December 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-05-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-04-22

None EIF

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

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 212 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	212	3	1.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	213	3	1.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	213	1	0.5%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	217	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 24 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils