St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Derbyshire Dales, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 156 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, March 2025
Before that: Good (overall), September 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 September 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 4 March 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, 37% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Castle View Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Highfields SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional)730 m
- All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 20251 km
- All Saints CofE Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Tansley Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2022. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Derbyshire Dales
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).