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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury WS10 8HN · st-josephs.walsall.sch.uk · 0121 568 6496
On the mapSearch near WS10 8HN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Walsall 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 245
- 35 over 210 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.8%
- First language not English
- 24.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 70% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Walsall it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 2 January 2022).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 28
- 12% · 2 Jan 2022
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied