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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Deirdre McLeary

location_onLichfield, WS14 9AN

language Visit Website phone 1543263505

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

212

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Lichfield, 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 is a voluntary aided school in Lichfield, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #76 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #4,975 of 14,143 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 21.4:1. 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.

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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

79%

LA 62%

Reading90% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading87% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA -0.1

1.2 to 5.8

2.7

Write

LA -0.1

0.5 to 4.9

2.7

Maths

LA -0.2

0.5 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA -0.5

1.5 to 5.9

2.8

Write

LA -0.5

0.7 to 4.8

4.2

Maths

LA -0.8

2.3 to 6.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 64%

Reading94% LA 75%

Writing87% LA 78%

Maths97% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.4

1.4 to 5.8

1.3

Write

LA -0.3

-0.8 to 3.4

3.1

Maths

LA -0.6

1.1 to 5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 January 2022

Inspection Report

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08 November 2016

Inspection Report

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12 January 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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18 January 2007

Inspection Report

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04 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-11-08

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-01-12

None Legacy

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 208 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)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	2	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	214	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	206	2	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	2	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	213	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils