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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberCalderdaleHX3 6LASt Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary

Calderdale · Halifax · HX3 6LA http://www.st-josephs.calderdale.sch.uk/

Pupils
146
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
95%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
146
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
95%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
146
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCalderdale
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio38.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
95%
+27pp
95%68%41%
'23'24'25
'25 · 95%
RWM higher standard
9%
-3pp
12%6%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
64%
Writing expected standard
95%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
100%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
95%
SPAG higher standard
55%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
146
Pupil : teacher ratio
38.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LA
Local authority
Calderdale
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
2024/2595%9%100%64%95%9%100%27%100%95%111.0107.0110.014%146
2023/2468%12%76%40%80%16%88%32%88%72%107.0106.0105.012%152
2022/2341%0%55%14%55%7%72%3%79%52%103.0102.0101.0-3.10-3.10-3.8010%163

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
2024/2514624.314%23%21%4%8%
2023/2415229.212%22%18%7%18%
2022/2316317.010%22%18%7%24%
2021/2218518.19%16%17%7%26%

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