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SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 152007
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 28 November 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 223 207 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 122 54.7% of pupils
Male pupils 101 45.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.0%
11.8 pts below England
School 13.0%
Cannock Chase 27.0%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.7%
8.6 pts below England
School 11.7%
Cannock Chase 4.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cannock Chase 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.0%
174
Any other White background
5.4%
12
Indian
4.5%
10
African
3.1%
7
White and Asian
3.1%
7
Any other Asian background
1.8%
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 11.7% 26 of 223 pupils
9.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.7%
Cannock Chase 21.9%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.0% 20 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts below
EHC plans 2.7% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Speech, language & communication 8
Specific learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Social, emotional & mental health 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

106.2% 18.0 pts above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
106.2%
Cannock Chase
86.6%
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