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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Rotherham

Green Lane, Rotherham, S62 6JY

Website 01709710270

57

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 27/02/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.0%

15.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

180

Capacity used

Has space

86%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer

20

Places offered

34

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2020● 100%
2nd preference90● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total342059%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Rotherham lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Christie Williams
Address
Green Lane, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 6JY
Phone
01709710270
Local authority
Rotherham
Ward / constituency
Rawmarsh East · Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106944

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals46%——
English as additional language13%——
SEN support14%——
49% boys (89)51% girls (91)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

180 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    27 February 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 176 pupils

Attendance

94.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

26%
20/21
27%
21/22
20%
22/23
17%
23/24
16%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths57%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard48%
-14% vs England
Higher standard4%
-4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard67%
-8% vs England
Higher standard19%
-14% vs England
Average score102
-4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard67%
-5% vs England
Greater depth4%
-9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard59%
-15% vs England
Higher standard4%
-22% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard63%
-10% vs England
Higher standard26%
-4% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard93%
+11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

692019602023572024482025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)48%61%
Higher standard4%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.