SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 147583
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 157 Published school capacity
Capacity used 59.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 April 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Calderdale
Trust ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 94 89 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 34 36.2% of pupils
Male pupils 60 63.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

69.1%
44.3 pts above England
School 69.1%
Calderdale 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.0%
3.3 pts below England
School 17.0%
Calderdale 14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.2%
2.2 pts above England
School 3.2%
Calderdale 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.8%
59
Bangladeshi
10.6%
10
Pakistani
10.6%
10
Any other Asian background
7.4%
7
Any other White background
5.3%
5
White and Asian
2.1%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 34.0% 32 of 94 pupils
13.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 34.0%
Calderdale 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.3% 21 pupils
England 14.8% 7.6 pts above
EHC plans 11.7% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 5.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 10
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Speech, language & communication 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Calderdale 60.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Calderdale 73.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Calderdale 69.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
Calderdale 73.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.03%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.19 pts lower than England
School 5.03%
Calderdale 5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.07 pts lower than England
School 5.75%
Calderdale 13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Calderdale 1.03%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

59.9% 28.3 pts below England
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy
59.9%
Calderdale
80.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information