Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy, Nuneaton
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Nuneaton, part of St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 22 schools in Nuneaton with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 88% in maths).
Getting a place at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy
For September 2026 entry, 96 families put Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy as their first choice and 180 named it as one of their preferences, for 69 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 27 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy are Chilvers Coton Community Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); Wembrook Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 87% maths); Middlemarch School (0.5 miles, Good, 53% reading, 69% maths); and All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton (0.7 miles, Good, 55% reading, 59% maths).
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Chilvers Coton Community Infant SchoolWembrook Primary SchoolMiddlemarch SchoolAll Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton
The trust
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy is one of 29 schools run by St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 29 schools in St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
What parents say
103 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).
Who goes there
13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (13%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Nuneaton Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Riversley Road (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 488 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy issued 8 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy are St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College (0.6 miles), Etone College (0.6 miles), George Eliot Academy (0.8 miles) and Higham Lane School (1.1 miles).
St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form CollegeEtone CollegeGeorge Eliot AcademyHigham Lane School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a caring, secure environment where every child feels valued and can thrive. Reading is at the heart of everything, with pupils developing a genuine love of books from an early age. The school goes beyond academics, offering extensive opportunities for personal growth through clubs, programmes and enrichment activities that prepare children brilliantly for their next steps.
Key Strengths
- Ambitious, carefully organised curriculum with strong focus on early reading and language development
- Exceptional behaviour and personal development supported through 'Holy Spirit Experience' and 'Going for Gold' programmes
- Outstanding support for pupils with SEND through personalised learning plans and skilled staff
- Curriculum links learning across subjects, helping pupils build knowledge efficiently and apply learning in different contexts
- Strong partnerships with parents and carers based on excellent communication and trust
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
After school activities, Holy Spirit Experience programme, Going for Gold programme
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy is an outstanding primary school where children from Nursery onwards are safe, happy and aspirational. The school's highly ambitious curriculum and exceptional care create an exciting and stimulating learning environment.
At a Glance
13.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
103 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.6
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
34.9
KS2
16
Total classes
8 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy.
- Nuneaton Kumon Centre350m away · Not yet graded
- Middlemarch Play scheme870m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 40
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 40 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 34 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
491 pupils
490 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Nuneaton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nuneaton
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,199
Applications
6,281
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
82
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
18.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
572
Total Pupils
268
Boys
304
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
28
Teachers
20.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,695
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2676k
Total funding
£109k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
8.5%
Persistent absence
423
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Questions parents ask about Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy
What are SATs results like at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
Of the pupils at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
Classes at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy average 30.6 pupils (2025/26). 8 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy has around 572 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy in 2024/25. 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy: Nuneaton Kumon Centre (350m away, registered, not yet graded) and Middlemarch Play scheme (870m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 40 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 34 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy?
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy is at Riversley Park, Coton Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5TY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)