St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

A good academy converter school in Birmingham. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.

Birmingham, B75HA Ofsted: Good Age 4-11 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

47

/ 100

Primary weighted harmonic mean of 3 indicators

Indicators used for Primary schools

KS2 pupils meeting expected standard
40.8
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 40.0%
Raw: 48.0%
KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard
40.2
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: 3.0%
Ofsted inspection outcome
75.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: Good

How we weight each phase

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Good
Overall effectiveness
Good
Last inspected
10 July 2012
Previous grade
Requires Improvement
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Good
Safeguarding
9

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Rocky Lane
Nechells
Birmingham, B75HA
Phone
1214648140
Website
stjosb7.bham.sch.uk

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School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
148441
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Address
Rocky Lane, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5HA
Website
www.stjosb7.bham.sch.uk
Age range
4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
School status
Open
Trust/MAT
ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Capacity
210 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Diocese
Archdiocese of Birmingham
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
No

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
191
Free School Meals
64.9% (124 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
96.5%
Excellent
Persistent Absence
7.2%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Detailed Performance Metrics

Meeting Expected Standard:
48.0%
Exceeding Expected Standard:
3.0%
Reading Score:
103.0
Maths Score:
103.0
Grammar Score:
108.0

Key Performance Indicators

Low Persistent Absence:
7.2 (10.3 below average)
Low Absence Rate:
3.5 (3.1 below average)

Historical Performance

Year Mat Average Read Average
2024 103.0 103.0
2023 106.0 106.0

Historical data shows year-over-year performance trends

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
12 pupils
Excellent
Pupils per Year Group
24
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
191 pupils
4-11

Performance Trend

Declining trend (-3.0 per year)

Down -3.0% over 3 years

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From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

"Jesus light our way on our faith journey. Be our guide, our joy, and our hope, as we learn, live, love and pray together."

Grateful and Generous Attentive and Discerning Compassionate and Loving Faith-filled and Hopeful Eloquent and Truthful Learned and Wise Curious and Active Intentional and Prophetic

Catholic ethos is central to all we do. The school mission states that Christ is at the centre of our work. There are daily acts of collective worship, assemblies, hymn practices, and prayer services. Mass is celebrated every Wednesday afternoon in the school hall, and regular school masses are held at St. Joseph’s Church. The school keeps the Blessed Sacrament on site in a chapel, and there is a shrine to St Joseph and a prayer garden. Father Solomon and Sister Catherine are regular visitors. The school is part of Caritas Christi in Urbe, a group of eight Catholic primary schools, linked to the Birmingham Primary Catholic Partnership.

Head Teacher's Message

Introduction: We would like to offer you a very warm welcome to St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School. We are very proud of our school, our pupils, and their achievements. If you would like to visit us in person you are always welcome; please contact us and we will be happy to show you around. We look forward to meeting you. Since September 2021, the school has been part of the St. Teresa of Calcutta MAC.

Extracurriculars

Clubs

Board Games Club Times Table Rockstars Club

Sports

Cricket Tennis

Facilities

Chapel in the school hall with tabernacle Prayer Garden Outdoor shrine to St Joseph at the entrance Beautiful stained glass above the stairs Library 30 laptops available to each Key Stage Separate playgrounds for EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Curriculum Highlights

Building the Kingdom: termly themes with a stunning start, vocabulary development, terrific texts, and fantastic finishes; cross-curricular links; themes based on Catholic Social Teaching on a two-year cycle (Cycle 1: Life and Dignity of the Human Person; Options for the Poor and Vulnerable; Care for God’s Creation; Cycle 2: Call to Family, Community and Participation; Dignity of Work; Solidarity). Reading and Phonics: guided reading using Oxford Reading Tree, Project X, Treetops and other schemes; Essential Letters and Sounds phonics with daily sessions; Reading for Pleasure sessions in EYFS and KS1. Foundation Stage: seven areas of learning; three prime areas (Communication and Language, Physical Development, Personal, Social and Emotional Development) and four specific areas (Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, Expressive Arts and Design). Key Stage 1: strong emphasis on reading and phonics; use of the Essential Letters and Sounds programme. Key Stage 2: focus on developing skills across the curriculum with emphasis on English, Maths and RE; development of independent learning and resilience. Curriculum intent and mapping: statements of intent and subject-specific curriculums including Reading, Maths, Science, etc., with cross-curricular links and Catholic social teaching.

Wraparound Care

Breakfast Club: Yes After-School Care: Yes

Breakfast Club runs 7.45am–8.30am; cost £1.50 per child per day. After School Clubs finish at 4.15pm and include Multiskills, Cricket, Tennis, Art Club and Dance.

SEND Provision

St Joseph’s is described as an inclusive school with a dedicated SENCO (Mrs West) who identifies and monitors pupils on the Special Education Needs Register and works with teachers and external agencies through an Individual Target Plan (ITP) and termly provision management map. A Pastoral Family Support Lead (Mrs Gowen) provides additional support, and a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Mrs Koumi) assists with academic interventions. Support is primarily provided in the classroom with a focus on inclusion and regular reviews.

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