St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston is a primary school located in Wednesbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rough Hay Road, Wednesbury

School Information

Address: Rough Hay Road, Wednesbury, WS10 8HN
Website: www.st-josephs.walsall.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01215686496
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs K Hinton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104235

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 228
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 126

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.2
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rowley View Nursery School
149 Dangerfield Lane , WS10 7RU
4out of 4 1,238 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP
4out of 4 2,659 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woods Bank Academy
Rough Hay Road , Darlaston WS10 8NQ
3out of 4 292 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Old Church Church of England C Primary School
School Street , Off Alma Street WS10 8DL
3out of 4 533 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Pinfold Street Primary School
Pinfold Street Extension , Darlaston WS10 8PU
3out of 4 980 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Salisbury Primary School
Salisbury Street , Darlaston WS10 8BQ
3out of 4 1,049 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kings Hill Primary School
Old Park Road , WS10 9JG
4out of 4 1,197 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grace Academy Darlaston
Herberts Park Road , WS10 8QJ
3out of 4 858 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Darlaston Lane , WV14 7BL
3out of 4 1,138 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UA
3out of 4 2,370 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Moseley Park
Holland Road , WV14 6LU
4out of 4 2,517 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QS
- not rated 2,597 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shepwell Centre A Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Bilston Lane , WV13 2QJ
3out of 4 1,303 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Jane Lane School, A College for Cognition & Learning
Churchill Road , Bentley WS2 0JH
- not rated 2,701 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Jane Lane School, A College for Cognition & Learning
Churchill Road , Bentley WS2 0JH
1out of 4 2,712 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Bow Street School
Bow Street , Bilston WV14 7NB
- not rated 2,713 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Leaf Centre
Stroud Avenue , Willenhall WV12 4EG
1out of 4 2,997 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.