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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
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
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111386)
Ofsted
- Ofsted inspection
- No inspection available