# St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

St 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.

Primary school. Code E148482. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 212
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 148482

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
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, 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

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

- [Carlton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlton-junior-and-infant-school-e107600): 550 m. Primary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Branch Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-branch-christian-school-e107795): 610 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Ethos College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ethos-college-e145433): 710 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding, January 2023
- [St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-voluntary-academy-e141470): 790 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 34.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Purlwell Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purlwell-infant-and-nursery-school-e151325): 800 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2022
- [Manorfield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manorfield-infant-and-nursery-school-e149329): 840 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade

## 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/148482)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148482)

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