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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Bradford, BD5 0RBPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2023
KS2 Results
51%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
30 1st-choice / 32 places
Ranking
#10,445
of 13,686 nationally

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Bradford sits below the local authority average for key stage 2 outcomes, a gap that families considering the school will want to weigh carefully. In the 2023/24 academic year, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Bradford average of 59% for primary schools. That places the school 111th out of 153 primaries in the local authority, in the bottom half nationally. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 72% hit the expected level in writing and 70% in maths, but reading lagged at 67%. Higher-attaining pupils are relatively few — 19% reached the higher standard in reading and just 7% in maths, with none in writing. For context, the nearest outstanding school, Dixons Music Primary, is only 0.4 kilometres away, so some families may be comparing options within a very small radius.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressPark Lane, Park Lane Bd5 0rb, Bradford, Bradford, BD5 0RB
HeadteacherSarah Tolson
Local AuthorityBradford
Number of Pupils332
Free School Meals (FSM)31.8%
School Capacity332 / 350 (95% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (28 Jun 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 11 Jul 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
LibraryMusic RoomsArt StudiosSports HallPlaying FieldsDining HallForest SchoolSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

FootballTennisCricketNetball

Clubs & Activities

GardeningCodingBook ClubFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:15-16:30

Source: sjbr.bcwcat.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.