St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Dudley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hillcrest Road, Dudley

School Information

Address: Hillcrest Road, Dudley, DY2 7PW
Website: www.st-jo-dud.dudley.sch.uk
Telephone: 01384889424
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Hinton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140147

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 255
Number of Boys: 141
Number of Girls: 114

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1 to 3.3
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park , Netherton DY2 9QF
4out of 4 2,315 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Hillcrest Road , DY2 7PW
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Beechwood Church of England Primary School
Beechwood Road , DY2 7QA
3out of 4 106 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Kates Hill Primary School
Peel Street , DY2 7HP
3out of 4 544 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tividale Hall Primary School
Regent Road , Tividale B69 1TR
3out of 4 1,074 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Burnt Tree Primary School
Hill Road , Tividale B69 2LN
3out of 4 1,215 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James Academy
St James's Road , DY1 3JE
2out of 4 1,347 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road , B69 2HE
3out of 4 2,386 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Bishop Milner Catholic College , Burton Road DY1 3BY
3out of 4 2,438 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Link Academy
Simms Lane , Netherton DY2 0PB
1out of 4 2,481 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pegasus Academy
Scotts Green Close , DY1 2DU
2out of 4 2,530 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dudley College of Technology
The Broadway , DY1 4AS
- not rated 942 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Impact Independent School
102 -104 Birmingham Road , Dudley DY1 4RF
- not rated 560 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Victoria Park
Victoria Road , Tipton DY4 8SB
- not rated 2,043 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dudley Port School
Dudley Port School , station drive DY4 7QR
- not rated 2,407 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Wenlock School
Fossil View , Wren's Hill Road DY1 3SS
- not rated 2,425 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sutton School and Specialist College
Scotts Green Close , Russells Hall Estate DY1 2DU
3out of 4 2,535 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.