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St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Harborough, LE16 9BZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
76%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
27 1st-choice / 27 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2424 of 13,686 nationally

About St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy sits within the Leicestershire local authority, a state primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11. In the Harborough district, it ranks 6th out of 32 primary schools, placing it in the top 25% locally. Its closest peers in the authority include Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School, Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre, and Brocks Hill Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 60 applications for 27 places, with all first-preference families offered a spot. Headteacher Bernadette Dabbs leads a school of 181 pupils, operating below its capacity of 210. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 13. 8%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressCoventry Road, Market Harborough, Harborough, LE16 9BZ
HeadteacherBernadette Dabbs
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Number of Pupils181
Free School Meals (FSM)13.8%
School Capacity181 / 210 (86% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 31 Mar 2011. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Source: stjosephs.leics.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Joseph's Catholic 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.