St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, sits within Trafford, a local authority with a strong reputation for primary education. Among the 63 primary schools in the borough, it ranks 15th, placing it comfortably in the top quarter. Its closest high-performing peers include St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, Park Road Academy Primary School, and Brooklands Primary School, all of which score slightly higher on the same ranking metric. The school is also just 0.2 kilometres from Springfield Primary School, another Outstanding-rated option in the area. With a capacity of 420 and 432 pupils on roll, St Joseph's is slightly oversubscribed, reflecting its popularity among local families. The school's Catholic character is woven into its identity, and it offers nursery provision for children from age three. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in May 2025, inspectors awarded the highest possible grade of Outstanding across every category assessed, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks a continuation of the Outstanding rating it held in its previous inspection back in 2009.

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