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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Bernadette Corbett

location_onCannock, WS12 1DE

language Visit Website phone 1543227225

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

206

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Cannock, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 25% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Cannock, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #26 of 248 primaries in Staffordshire and #1,358 of 15,231 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 22.2%.

In the 2024/25 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%

Reading88% LA 75%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths81% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths97% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.1

-3.6 to 0.9

0.7

Write

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 2.8

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.6 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.5

-2.8 to 1.4

0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-1.2 to 2.7

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.6 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 64%

Reading97% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths97% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA -0.4

0.5 to 4.7

2.6

Write

LA -0.3

0.6 to 4.6

2.1

Maths

LA -0.6

0.2 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

24 October 2023

Inspection Report

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02 May 2018

Inspection Report

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26 November 2013

Inspection Report

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08 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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10 May 2007

Inspection Report

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29 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-08

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 205 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below 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)	205	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	4	1.9%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	230	2	0.9%	0.5%	1

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils