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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Rosecroft Lane, Loftus, Saltburn-by-the-Sea TS13 4PZ · stjosephs.npcat.org.uk · 01287 640613
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redcar and Cleveland 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 182
- 87% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 17 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 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 28 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Redcar and Cleveland it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111680), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111680)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 27
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied