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St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Rowley Road, Whitnash, Leamington Spa CV31 2LJ · sjcwhitnash.co.uk · 01926 427552
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warwickshire 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Nursery class
- No
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 125719)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 15 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Warwickshire it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125719)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 1 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 31 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125719)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125719), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125719)
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125719)
Mar 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 125719)