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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Joseph Street, Hunslet, Leeds LS10 2AD · stjosephscatholicprimaryschool.net · 0113 271 2093
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leeds 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 202
- 96% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- First language not English
- 41.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leeds Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% 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 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Leeds it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 48
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied