# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston

St 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.

Primary school. Code E104235. [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 245
- Council: Walsall
- URN: 104235

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (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
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, 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

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

- [Woods Bank Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woods-bank-academy-e139305): 270 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Old Church Church of England C Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-church-church-of-england-c-primary-school-e152027): 480 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024, before the school changed
- [Grace Academy Darlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grace-academy-darlaston-e135956): 780 m. Secondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Pinfold Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pinfold-street-primary-school-e104176): 890 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Salisbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-primary-school-e104178): 960 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-school-willenhall-e104259): 1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (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/104235)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104235)

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