# St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Chesterfield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 181 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E134773. [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 181
- Council: Chesterfield
- URN: 134773

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 14 June 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Staveley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/staveley-junior-school-e112627): 400 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Springwell Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-community-college-e147400): 460 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Speedwell Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/speedwell-infant-school-e112629): 570 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- [Inkersall Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inkersall-spencer-academy-e142043): 840 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Poolsbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poolsbrook-primary-academy-e148427): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Netherthorpe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherthorpe-school-e137902): 1.4 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/134773)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/134773)

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