SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151072
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 June 2022
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 197 186 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 94 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 103 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.3%
7.5 pts below England
School 17.3%
Wychavon 17.5%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.3%
2.0 pts below England
School 18.3%
Wychavon 10.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wychavon 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
69.5%
137
Any other White background
6.6%
13
Unclassified
6.1%
12
African
5.6%
11
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
7
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
4
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 16.8% 33 of 197 pupils
4.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.8%
Wychavon 23.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 4.1% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Vision impairment 2
Physical disability 1

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

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Wychavon 59.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

62.0%

11.8 pts below England

School 62.0%
Wychavon 73.3%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Wychavon 71.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
Wychavon 69.1%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

7.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.60 pts higher than England
School 7.82%
Wychavon 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.33 pts higher than England
School 25.15%
Wychavon 13.48%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.40%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.59 pts higher than England
School 2.40%
Wychavon 1.08%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

93.8% 5.6 pts above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
93.8%
Wychavon
87.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
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