SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 149875
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Catholic
Local authority Trafford
Trust CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 437 417 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 209 47.8% of pupils
Male pupils 228 52.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.8%
20.0 pts below England
School 4.8%
Trafford 16.9%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.4%
18.1 pts above England
School 38.4%
Trafford 23.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Trafford 0.8%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.6%
221
Chinese
9.4%
41
Any other Asian background
7.1%
31
Unclassified
7.1%
31
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
22
Any other White background
5.0%
22
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 14.7% 64 of 437 pupils
6.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.7%
Trafford 17.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.6% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 2.2 pts below
EHC plans 2.1% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Specific learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Physical disability 3

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

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Trafford 66.5%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Trafford 78.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
Trafford 73.8%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
Trafford 76.1%
North West 71.7%
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

3.31%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.91 pts lower than England
School 3.31%
Trafford 5.62%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.18 pts lower than England
School 4.63%
Trafford 13.07%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Trafford 1.46%
North West 1.75%
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

104.0% 15.9 pts above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
104.0%
Trafford
93.7%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information