St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Huddersfield) is a primary school located in Huddersfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Grosvenor Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9HU
Website: www.stjosephscps.co.uk
Telephone: 01484531669
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dominic Williams
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 107749

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 318
Number of Boys: 169
Number of Girls: 149

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.4
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.2
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Huddersfield)
Grosvenor Road , Dalton HD5 9HU
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Dalton School
Mayfield Avenue , Dalton HD5 9HN
3out of 4 178 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hill View Academy
Fernside Avenue , Almondbury HD5 8YE
- not rated 879 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School
Rawthorpe Lane , Rawthorpe HD5 9NT
3out of 4 1,080 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Moldgreen Community Primary School
The Avenue , Moldgreen HD5 8AE
3out of 4 1,146 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG
3out of 4 1,219 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
King James's School
St Helen's Gate , Almondbury HD4 6SG
3out of 4 2,196 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
North Huddersfield Trust School
Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ
3out of 4 2,723 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirklees College
Manchester Road , HD1 3LD
- not rated 2,833 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenhead College
Greenhead Road , HD1 4ES
- not rated 3,277 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southgate School
Southfield Road , Almondbury HD5 8TG
3out of 4 1,373 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Woodley School and College
Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE
3out of 4 1,868 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Huddersfield
Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH
- not rated 2,168 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees
20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN
- not rated 3,041 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.