St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 65th-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stoke-on-Trent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill in detail
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill in its own words
In its own words: "It is a pleasure to welcome you to St Joseph's Catholic Academy. At St Joseph's, our mission statement is This short, simple sentence from the bible (Matthew 19: 26), captures everything that we want for our children at St Joseph's."
The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Stoke-on-Trent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (78% in reading, 70% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
For September 2026 entry, 23 families put St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill are Goldenhill Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 97% reading, 90% maths); Star Academy, Sandyford (0.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 75% maths); Summerbank Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 78% reading, 87% maths); and Packmoor Ormiston Academy (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 77% maths).
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Goldenhill Primary AcademyStar Academy, SandyfordSummerbank Primary AcademyPackmoor Ormiston Academy
The trust
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 64 schools in St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
What parents say
20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).
Who goes there
38.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kidsgrove Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maureen Avenue (adjacent), 340 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 181 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280).
Suspensions and exclusions
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill are Ormiston Horizon Academy (0.8 miles), St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy (0.9 miles), The King's CofE Academy (1.5 miles) and Kidsgrove Secondary School (1.5 miles).
Ormiston Horizon AcademySt Margaret Ward Catholic AcademyThe King's CofE AcademyKidsgrove Secondary 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; DfE school workforce census; 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 · 1 year agoThis judgement is from April 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Joseph's creates a warm, supportive environment where pupils feel happy and safe with staff who genuinely care about their wellbeing. The school excels at teaching reading and writing from the earliest years, with quick identification of any pupils who need extra help. A huge range of enrichment activities - from trips to places of worship and museums to numerous clubs and leadership roles - ensures every child can develop their talents and interests.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading - pupils develop a love of reading with excellent early intervention support for those struggling
- High quality handwriting instruction with regular practice opportunities preparing pupils well for key stage 2
- Excellent inclusion and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
- Highly effective action to improve attendance with relentless pastoral support
- Rich enrichment programme including trips, extra-curricular clubs, and personal development opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- In a small minority of subjects, teaching does not consistently build on what pupils already know
- Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and struggle to recall key concepts confidently
- Teachers need to check pupils' prior learning more systematically and help them make secure links between concepts
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong pastoral support and an open culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Play leaders roles, world family team, trips to places of worship, museum visits, extra-curricular clubs, before- and after-school club
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. Pupils are proud of their school and benefit from warm, supportive relationships with staff who have high expectations for their achievement.
At a Glance
38.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
20 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 declined from 78% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.6
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
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You apply to the council where you live. St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill is in Stoke-on-Trent; for families living there:
- Stoke-on-Trent's school travel policy: School transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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 Stoke-on-Trent is 12.5 (the median across 116 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
200 pupils
210 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stoke-on-Trent
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stoke-on-Trent
Across Stoke-on-Trent council
Places available
3,315
Applications
2,953
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All primary applications across Stoke-on-Trent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
45
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
24.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
230
Total Pupils
103
Boys
127
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
17.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£40,167
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,889
Per pupil
£1405k
Total funding
£117k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
182
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
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
Questions parents ask about St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
What are SATs results like at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill?
Of the pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill's Ofsted rating?
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2015, it was rated Good.
How close to St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill do you need to live?
Stoke-on-Trent published that the last place offered at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill on distance went to a family 0.323 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill?
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill?
Classes at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill average 25.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill?
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill has around 230 pupils on roll. 39% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill?
3.8% of sessions were missed at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill in 2024/25. 6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill?
Apply through Stoke-on-Trent's coordinated admissions process, naming St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill 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.
How many road collisions happen near St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Stoke-on-Trent is 12.5 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill?
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill is at Mobberley Road, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 5RN.
Sources: Stoke-on-Trent admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)