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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Little Sutton Lane, Sutton Coldfield B75 6PB · stjosutton.net · 0121 354 6270
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 357
- 147 over 210 places · 170%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
- First language not English
- 21%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 77% 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 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Jun 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good May 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 74
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (14%) with SEND