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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Crownest Road, Bingley BD16 4HQ · sjb.bcwcat.co.uk · 01274 564883
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- 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
- 153
- 73% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Free school meals
- 9.8%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 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 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107342)
Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Oct 2024 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107342), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107342)
Before September 2019
Jul 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107342)
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 41
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (29%) with SEND