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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE5 1HFSt Josephs Catholic Academy
Primary

St Josephs Catholic Academy

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE5 1HF http://www.st-josephs.leicester.sch.uk

Pupils
226
cap. 307
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Josephs Catholic Academy · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
+6pp
70%58%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
19%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
226
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Armadale Drive, Leicester, LE5 1HF
Local authority
Leicester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%3%61%21%68%3%71%13%71%71%102.0103.0103.021%226
2023/2447%3%66%16%68%3%66%11%68%71%102.0101.0103.020%242
2022/2346%8%64%23%62%13%64%18%67%64%103.0103.0103.0-0.80-0.20-0.3015%245
2018/1954%5%62%26%72%13%79%13%77%72%103.0104.0104.0-0.30+0.30-0.1010%282
2017/1870%19%73%24%81%35%73%41%78%81%103.0105.0106.0-2.20+2.00+0.906%293
2016/1748%8%53%18%78%23%70%28%93%58%101.0103.0103.0-3.20+0.90-0.707%299

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2522623.821%30%25%5%11%
2023/2424223.920%30%23%6%16%
2022/2324523.615%25%26%6%17%
2021/2224921.515%22%26%6%18%
2020/2125522.914%23%18%
2018/1928222.410%26%20%4%9%
2017/1829321.36%29%19%4%7%
2016/1729924.97%30%17%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.