St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in North Yorkshire, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 191 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, April 2025
Before that: Good (overall), March 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 March 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 30 April 2025
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, 80% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in North Yorkshire and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 8% | 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- Coppice Valley Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)250 m
- New Park Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Springwell HarrogatePupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met850 m
- Richard Taylor Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Yorkshire
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).