OFSTED
6 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Sheffield
Trust
ST JOSEPH'S PRIMARY SCHOOL, A CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
203
203 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
92
45.3% of pupils
Male pupils
111
54.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.0 pts
below England
School
12.8%
Sheffield
34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.7 pts
above England
School
30.0%
Sheffield
24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Sheffield
0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
53.2%
108
Any other White background
7.9%
16
African
6.9%
14
Any other Black background
5.9%
12
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
9
Indian
3.4%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.2%
35 of
203 pupils
3.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
30.0%
30.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Sheffield
69.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
33.0%
Writing
37.3 pts below England
School
33.0%
Sheffield
64.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Maths
9.0 pts below England
School
63.0%
Sheffield
68.5%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.64 pts
lower than
England
School
4.58%
Sheffield
7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.53 pts
lower than
England
School
6.29%
Sheffield
18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.48 pts
higher than
England
School
2.29%
Sheffield
2.70%
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.7%
8.5 pts
above England
St Joseph's Primary School
96.7%
Sheffield
93.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.