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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 106942
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity — Published school capacity
Capacity used — Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 24 April 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Rotherham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 225 218 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 118 52.4% of pupils
Male pupils 107 47.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.4%
4.4 pts below England
School 20.4%
Rotherham 30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.6%
12.7 pts below England
School 7.6%
Rotherham 13.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Rotherham 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.0%
189
Any other White background
6.7%
15
White and Black African
2.2%
5
African
1.8%
4
Chinese
1.3%
3
Indian
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 9.8% 22 of 225 pupils
11.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.8%
Rotherham 24.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.1% 16 pupils
England 14.8% 7.7 pts below
EHC plans 2.7% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Rotherham 55.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Rotherham 66.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Rotherham 65.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Rotherham 66.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.56%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.66 pts lower than England
School 4.56%
Rotherham 6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.26%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.55 pts lower than England
School 7.26%
Rotherham 17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
Rotherham 2.07%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information