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EnglandNorth WestWarringtonWA5 2AUSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Warrington · Warrington · WA5 2AU www.stjprimary.co.uk

Pupils
231
cap. 240
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
231
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
231
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarrington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Warrington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+12pp
77%71%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
10%
+3pp
18%13%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
48%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
61%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
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
231
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Walton Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2AU
Local authority
Warrington
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
2024/2577%10%94%45%77%10%90%48%97%90%109.0109.0110.08%231
2023/2465%7%86%35%70%14%86%23%91%84%107.0106.0107.08%254
2022/2371%13%91%47%78%16%76%40%89%80%108.0106.0106.0+2.10-0.70+0.7011%271
2018/1974%9%83%30%91%20%89%20%91%89%105.0105.0107.0-0.30+0.20-0.806%288
2017/1873%18%87%40%89%29%82%24%96%91%108.0106.0109.0+1.50+0.90+0.505%303
2016/1773%12%85%41%88%34%85%27%95%83%107.0106.0107.0+2.50+2.70+1.3010%299

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
2024/2523122.68%14%8%4%4%
2023/2425426.58%13%10%4%8%
2022/2327121.511%10%11%5%9%
2021/2227524.87%6%9%5%10%
2020/2127820.65%1%6%
2018/1928825.06%1%4%3%2%
2017/1830322.45%1%3%3%3%
2016/1729924.710%2%3%3%4%

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