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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH49 6LLSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton

Primary

Wirral · Wirral · CH49 6LL www.stjosephs-upton.co.uk/

Pupils
226
cap. 225
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
-6pp
68%61%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
9%
+7pp
18%10%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LL
Local authority
Wirral
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
2024/2555%9%77%32%59%9%70%25%75%70%105.0103.0104.015%226
2023/2461%2%68%22%68%7%71%17%71%66%104.0103.0103.016%246
2022/2357%7%67%30%65%15%67%22%70%72%105.0103.0103.0-0.60-0.40-1.2015%266
2018/1968%18%73%23%80%20%83%25%83%80%103.0104.0104.0-0.20+0.10+0.0013%283
2017/1854%5%78%22%76%16%70%22%81%78%104.0103.0105.0-0.40-1.90-1.2014%273
2016/1745%5%68%16%57%7%70%16%84%64%103.0103.0104.0-0.20-3.20+0.0013%291

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
2024/2522617.115%9%23%5%9%
2023/2424617.116%8%24%6%9%
2022/2326617.515%8%24%6%16%
2021/2227917.112%7%24%7%27%
2020/2128017.912%5%22%
2018/1928320.513%9%19%4%9%
2017/1827319.814%11%19%5%14%
2016/1729121.413%14%21%5%13%

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