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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Woodford Lane, Winsford CW7 2JS · stjosephs.cheshire.sch.uk · 01606 668790

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Overview

Key stage 2, 2024/25
50%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire West and Chester 61%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire West and Chester Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
326
11 over 315 places · 103%
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
27%
First language not English
11.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 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: 37 (Places 37)37September 2023: 34 (Places 35)34September 2024: 39 (Places 41)39September 2025: 33 (Places 33)33September 2026: 28 (Places 30)28Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630280.9100%
September 2025Sept 202533331100%
September 2024Sept 202441391100%
September 2023Sept 202335341100%
September 2022Sept 202237371100%

Results

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 61%, 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: 53% (England 53%)53%2016/17: 51% (England 61%)51%2017/18: 56% (England 64%)56%2018/19: 51% (England 65%)51%2022/23: 47% (England 60%)47%2023/24: 44% (England 61%)44%2024/25: 50% (England 62%)50%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111386)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection
No inspection available

Inspection reports

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