St Josephs Catholic Academy is a primary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/09/2018. 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 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Armadale Drive, Leicester, LE5 1HF
Website: http://www.st-josephs.leicester.sch.uk
Telephone: 01162416197
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Clair Dedman
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138115

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 307
Number of Pupils: 255
Number of Boys: 133
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.1
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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 Josephs Catholic Academy
Armadale Drive , LE5 1HF
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
New Romney Crescent , Netherhall Estate LE5 1NG
3out of 4 562 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Dudley Avenue , LE5 2EG
3out of 4 949 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
Maidenwell Avenue , Hamilton LE5 1TG
3out of 4 1,014 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Humberstone Infant Academy
Main Street , Humberstone LE5 1AE
3out of 4 1,153 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchard Mead Academy
Keyham Lane West , LE5 1RT
1out of 4 1,083 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN
3out of 4 2,068 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The City of Leicester College
Downing Drive , Evington LE5 6LN
2out of 4 2,426 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Judgemeadow Community College
Marydene Drive , Evington LE5 6HP
1out of 4 2,878 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT
3out of 4 2,958 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA
- not rated 1,160 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Keyham Lodge School
Keyham Lane , LE5 1FG
- not rated 756 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Leicester City Primary PRU
Gervas Road , LE5 2EJ
3out of 4 948 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nether Hall School
Keyham Lane West , LE5 1RT
3out of 4 1,089 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakham House
493 Gypsy Lane , Humberstone LE5 0TD
- not rated 2,082 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Oaklands School
Whitehall Road , Evington LE5 6GJ
3out of 4 2,240 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.