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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy

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

person Mrs Michelle Steeper (Headteacher)

location_onCleethorpes, DN35 9DL

language Visit Website phone 1472690672

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Ofsted

No Judgement

Inspected 2018

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Students

139

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Cleethorpes, serving ages 3-11. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 61 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 8% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #43 of 43 primaries in North East Lincolnshire and #14,121 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is No Judgement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 7.5 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

LA 62%

Reading25% LA 72%

Writing8% LA 72%

Maths33% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing48% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths45% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.7

-3.3 to 1.4

-1.8

Write

LA 0.6

-4.0 to 0.5

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.6 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-1.9 to 2.9

-0.5

Write

LA 1.0

-2.8 to 1.7

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-4.3 to -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 63%

Reading71% LA 71%

Writing82% LA 77%

Maths86% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.6

-2.8 to 1.8

2.1

Write

LA 1.5

-0.1 to 4.3

1.7

Maths

LA 1.2

-0.3 to 3.7

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#14,121 / 14,143	#43	#14,092	#1
2024	#12,118 / 13,609	#40	#12,224	#1
2023	#12,361 / 13,354	#38	#12,257	#11,037
2019	#5,537 / 11,810	#23	#5,647	#8,069
2018	#4,529 / 10,972	#23	#7,258	#3,549

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 October 2023

Inspection Report

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30 January 2018

Inspection Report

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05 June 2013

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-01-30

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2013-06-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2009-06-03

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

8.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

5.9%(5 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 85 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 8.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	85	7	8.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	89	6	6.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	117	2	1.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	113	3	2.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	113	6	5.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	138	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	139	3	2.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	134	3	2.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	163	4	2.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	163	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	1	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	175	2	1.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	178	1	0.6%	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)	197	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	198	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	192	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	217	3	1.4%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils