SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151076
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 December 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 300 300 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 136 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 164 54.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.0%
1.8 pts below England
School 23.0%
Worcester 20.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.7%
23.4 pts above England
School 43.7%
Worcester 15.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Worcester 0.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.0%
129
Any other White background
21.0%
63
Indian
13.3%
40
African
6.3%
19
White and Asian
3.0%
9
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
7
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 19.3% 58 of 300 pupils
1.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.3%
Worcester 23.4%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.3% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts below
EHC plans 6.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Specific learning difficulty 10
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Multi-sensory impairment 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

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Worcester 57.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Worcester 69.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Worcester 64.9%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Worcester 68.5%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

6.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.17 pts lower than England
School 6.05%
Worcester 7.43%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.33 pts lower than England
School 15.49%
Worcester 18.83%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 1.35%
Worcester 2.98%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

71.4% 16.8 pts below England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
71.4%
Worcester
87.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
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