Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2014
Expected Standard
50%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Winsford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 338 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #89 of 116 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #11,794 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. 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 21.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
50%
Read SS
103
Maths SS
101
GPS SS
102
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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