# St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Calderdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 94 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147583. [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 94
- Council: Calderdale
- URN: 147583

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 23 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- 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, 56% of pupils at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Calderdale and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Calderdale | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 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

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

- [Todmorden CofE J, I & N School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/todmorden-cofe-j-i-and-n-school-e107556): 170 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pennine](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pennine-e152186): 490 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Ferney Lee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferney-lee-primary-school-e107478): 500 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Castle Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-primary-school-e107520): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/todmorden-high-school-a-share-academy-e151559): 930 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Shade Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shade-primary-school-e107522): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/147583)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147583)

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