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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
St Joseph's Close, Ombersley Way, St. Joseph's Close, Droitwich WR9 0RY · stjosephsdroitwich.co.uk · 01905 773572
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 43%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Worcestershire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 197
- 94% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- 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: Worcestershire 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 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 18 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Worcestershire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116876)
Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 28 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 28 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116876)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116876), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116876)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116876)
Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116876)