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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet

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

personMrs Kelly Williams

location_onLeeds, LS10 2AD

language Visit Website phone 1132712093

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

201

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet is a voluntary aided school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 206 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #16 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #723 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 62%

Reading86% LA 74%

Writing83% LA 71%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 3.0

1.5

Write

LA 0.6

-0.8 to 3.8

3.6

Maths

LA 0.6

1.3 to 5.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.1

0.6 to 5.1

2.1

Write

LA 0.0

0.1 to 4.2

4.1

Maths

LA 0.4

2.1 to 6.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 61%

Reading79% LA 72%

Writing82% LA 74%

Maths75% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 3.3

2.6

Write

LA -0.2

0.3 to 4.9

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.2 to 4.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 October 2023

Inspection Report

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02 May 2018

Inspection Report

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18 September 2013

Inspection Report

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23 May 2011

Inspection Report

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22 January 2008

Inspection Report

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17 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-09-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-05-23

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 206 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	211	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 32 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils