St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey | Primary in Wallasey, Wirral | Ofsted & DfE

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

181

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

181

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

181

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityWirral

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

57%

+11pp

57%47%36%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

RWM higher standard

0pp

4%2%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

70%

Reading higher standard

26%

Writing expected standard

57%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

26%

Science expected standard

65%

SPAG expected standard

65%

SPAG higher standard

30%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

181

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

58%

SEN

27%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, CH44 7ED

Local authority

Wirral

Website

http://www.stjosephs-wallasey.wirral.sch.uk/website

Telephone

01516383919

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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	57%	0%	70%	26%	57%	0%	70%	26%	65%	65%	104.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	27%	181
2023/24	46%	0%	54%	27%	50%	0%	58%	12%	54%	50%	102.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	22%	204
2022/23	36%	0%	54%	29%	54%	0%	57%	11%	64%	61%	102.0	100.0	101.0	-3.50	-6.00	-3.90	35%	207
2018/19	42%	3%	48%	10%	58%	13%	65%	6%	65%	55%	99.0	101.0	100.0	-4.40	-2.30	-2.80	21%	245
2017/18	57%	4%	61%	21%	68%	21%	79%	4%	61%	57%	102.0	102.0	102.0	-1.80	+0.40	-0.40	18%	256
2016/17	27%	0%	37%	10%	47%	3%	40%	0%	63%	57%	98.0	98.0	102.0	-1.90	-1.40	-1.70	16%	254

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	181	16.1	27%	12%	58%	7%	13%
2023/24	204	17.4	22%	14%	47%	9%	26%
2022/23	207	16.3	35%	7%	55%	9%	30%
2021/22	219	19.9	26%	7%	57%	9%	34%
2020/21	226	16.3	33%	6%	48%	—	—
2018/19	245	16.2	21%	5%	58%	8%	27%
2017/18	256	14.4	18%	5%	66%	5%	12%
2016/17	254	13.2	16%	5%	66%	6%	16%