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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Higginson Road, Reddish, Stockport SK5 6BG · stjosephsreddish.org · 0161 432 5689
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stockport 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 457
- 93% of 490 places
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 50 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 | 50 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Stockport it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136430)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136430)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136430), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136430)
Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136430)