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EnglandNorth WestSalfordM5 3JPSt Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary

St Joseph's RC Primary School

Primary

Salford · Salford · M5 3JP www.stjosephsordsall.co.uk

Pupils
224
cap. 158
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
30%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
51%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
30%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
51%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySalford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's RC Primary School · Primary · Salford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
30%
-22pp
55%41%26%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
43%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
224
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
51%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
St Joseph's Drive, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3JP
Local authority
Salford
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
2024/2530%0%63%27%67%0%43%7%90%60%104.098.0102.024%224
2023/2452%0%78%11%67%0%74%4%81%63%104.0102.0103.019%220
2022/2326%0%59%26%52%0%63%15%74%70%103.0103.0103.0+0.10-2.90-0.9021%224
2018/1955%0%68%14%77%9%64%5%82%73%103.0101.0104.0+0.40-0.60-2.6026%188
2017/1838%0%52%10%67%5%48%0%67%71%100.098.0102.0-0.40+1.30-1.9028%185
2016/1742%0%58%12%62%12%50%8%69%73%100.097.0102.0-1.50-0.60-2.9021%194

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
2024/2522414.924%51%41%6%17%
2023/2422014.819%49%41%6%21%
2022/2322417.021%48%39%7%22%
2021/2219815.826%38%46%6%20%
2020/2118112.426%33%42%
2018/1918817.126%32%44%4%9%
2017/1818516.128%28%47%6%14%
2016/1719416.221%28%49%5%17%

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