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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Queen's Road, Ingrow, Keighley BD21 1AR · sjk.bcwcat.co.uk · 01535 605880

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
71%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
327
12 over 315 places · 104%
Local authority
Bradford
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
31.4%
First language not English
11.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 42 (Places 44)42September 2023: 33 (Places 37)33September 2024: 27 (Places 29)27September 2025: 38 (Places 41)38September 2026: 38 (Places 40)38Places 40
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202640381100%
September 2025Sept 202541380.9100%
September 2024Sept 202429270.9100%
September 2023Sept 202337330.997%
September 2022Sept 202244421100%

Results

In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 59% (England 53%)59%2016/17: 61% (England 61%)61%2017/18: 72% (England 64%)72%2018/19: 69% (England 65%)69%2022/23: 69% (England 60%)69%2023/24: 60% (England 61%)60%2024/25: 71% (England 62%)71%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107345)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
25 Feb 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
80%
Replies
41
13% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼81% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼68% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼70% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼72% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼37% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 46% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼36% agreeEngland 67%

based on 11 parents (27%) with SEND

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