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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hillcrest Road, Dudley DY2 7PW · st-jo-dud.dudley.sch.uk · 01384 889424
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 93%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dudley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 245
- 35 over 210 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- First language not English
- 62.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 90% 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 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 45 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 49 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 56 | 1.9▲ | 52% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 53 | 1.8▲ | 57% |
Results
In 2024/25, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Dudley it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲93% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 25
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied