Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023
Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston · Primary · Walsall
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 10% | 94% | 26% | 81% | 16% | 84% | 23% | 94% | 94% | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 22% | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 7% | 63% | 30% | 67% | 17% | 80% | 20% | 87% | 77% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 24% | 231 |
| 2022/23 | 39% | 4% | 61% | 14% | 75% | 11% | 54% | 7% | 86% | 68% | 102.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 | -2.00 | +1.60 | -3.40 | 26% | 225 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 7% | 77% | 43% | 83% | 7% | 73% | 33% | 80% | 80% | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | +2.80 | +0.20 | -0.20 | 14% | 222 |
| 2017/18 | 59% | 7% | 66% | 38% | 72% | 7% | 72% | 21% | 86% | 83% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | -1.50 | -3.90 | -1.70 | 15% | 234 |
| 2016/17 | 17% | 3% | 57% | 13% | 33% | 3% | 47% | 10% | 67% | 67% | 101.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 | -3.40 | -7.00 | -5.10 | 15% | 237 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 243 | 22.5 | 22% | 26% | 42% | 5% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 231 | 20.0 | 24% | 28% | 44% | 4% | 8% |
| 2022/23 | 225 | 21.2 | 26% | 29% | 42% | 4% | 9% |
| 2021/22 | 224 | 24.5 | 17% | 21% | 40% | 5% | 14% |
| 2020/21 | 228 | — | 17% | 18% | 34% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 222 | 37.2 | 14% | 16% | 30% | 4% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 234 | 36.9 | 15% | 18% | 28% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 237 | 20.0 | 15% | 18% | 31% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.