St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 212 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 68% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- The Branch Christian SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file610 m
- Ethos CollegePupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding, January 2023710 m
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 34.9 (2025/26, provisional)790 m
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2022800 m
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade840 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Kirklees
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).