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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Lichfield, WS14 9ANPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2022
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
33 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1607 of 13,686 nationally

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Lichfield holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school's most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 80%. That figure places the school well above the Staffordshire local authority average of 65% for primary schools, and it ranks 8th out of 34 schools in Lichfield itself. In the West Midlands region, St Joseph's sits in the top 12% of all primary schools, and nationally it falls within the top 12%. The school also performs strongly on individual subjects: 87% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, with average scaled scores of 108 in each. A higher standard in reading was achieved by 40% of pupils, and 47% reached that level in maths.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressCherry Orchard, Lichfield, Lichfield, WS14 9AN
HeadteacherDeirdre McLeary
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Number of Pupils208
Free School Meals (FSM)8.2%
School Capacity208 / 210 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Jan 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Jan 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 6 Dec 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
ICT SuiteMusic RoomsArt StudiosGymnasiumSensory RoomSports HallOutdoor PlaygroundPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

RoundersCricketFootballDanceTennis

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubGardeningFilm ClubArt Club

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

SEND Support

DyslexiaSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:30-09:00

After-school care

15:30-18:00

Source: stjosephslichfield.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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