St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston is a primary school in Walsall, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 245 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 74% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Walsall and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Woods Bank AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)270 m
- Old Church Church of England C Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024, before the school changed480 m
- Grace Academy DarlastonSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional)780 m
- Pinfold Street Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Salisbury Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- St Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Walsall
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).