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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 152008
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 12 October 2022 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 217 204 full-time · 13 part-time
Female pupils 97 44.7% of pupils
Male pupils 120 55.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.4%
5.4 pts below England
School 19.4%
Cannock Chase 27.0%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.7%
10.6 pts below England
School 9.7%
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
87.6%
190
Any other White background
7.4%
16
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
4
African
0.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
1
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 19.4% 42 of 217 pupils
1.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.4%
Cannock Chase 21.9%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 1.8% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 21
Speech, language & communication 10
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Hearing impairment 2

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

103.3% 15.1 pts above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
103.3%
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