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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberKirkleesWF13 4HYSt Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary

Kirklees · Dewsbury · WF13 4HY http://www.stjosephsdewsbury.co.uk/

Pupils
205
cap. 218
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy · Primary · Kirklees

Finance£7059 spend / pupil£7322 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
68%
-1pp
71%70%68%
'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
3%
-10pp
13%8%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
77%
LA AVG 72.07%
SPAG higher standard
29%
LA AVG 26.76%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.18
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.52
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
205
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Healds Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HY
Local authority
Kirklees
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
2024/2568%3%81%35%71%3%81%19%81%77%107.0104.0106.010%205
2023/2469%13%78%38%72%13%84%31%81%78%106.0106.0105.011%211
2022/2371%6%77%16%71%6%77%19%74%58%105.0104.0101.0-0.50-1.10-0.1011%214

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
2024/2520521.410%18%36%7%19%
2023/2421120.711%19%35%6%16%
2022/2321422.811%23%33%8%27%
2021/2221223.610%23%32%7%26%

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