St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Academy is a primary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 213 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 30 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 53% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Scraptoft Valley Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Elmbrook SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), May 2022520 m
- Keyham Lodge SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, November 2024690 m
- Thurnby Mead Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Kestrel Mead Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Orchard Mead AcademySecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional)990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leicester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).