St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Leamington Spa
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leamington Spa, part of St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
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
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy in detail
Results
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125719), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Across Warwickshire, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Warwickshire lodged 229 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (12.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths); St. Margaret's CofE Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 81% maths); Briar Hill Infant School (0.2 miles, Outstanding); and Whitnash Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 88% maths).
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolSt. Margaret's CofE Junior SchoolBriar Hill Infant SchoolWhitnash Primary School
The trust
St Joseph's Catholic Primary 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
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leamington Spa Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Murcott Road (opposite), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy are Oakley School (0.7 miles) and Campion School (0.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125719), it was rated Good in February 2014. See St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125719), the school St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 61% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy.
- Little Acorns Wraparound Club160m away · Not yet graded
- Briar Hill Out Of Hours Club170m away · Not yet graded
- GO GO Makers Limited170m away · Not yet graded
- Briar Hill Out Of Hours Club At St Margaret's170m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Joseph's Catholic Primary 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Joseph's Catholic Primary 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 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
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Applications and offers at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125719), the school St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 15 | 99 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 14 | 59 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 21 | 87 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 31 | 102 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 25 | 21 | 79 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 91 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 20 | 16 | 74 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 19 | 92 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 27 | 88 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2017 | 27 | 24 | 81 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 29 | 99 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 30 | 43 | 110 | 1.4 | 15 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Leamington Spa
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leamington Spa
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.
Absence at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125719), the school St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
5.2%
Overall absence
14.0%
Persistent absence
193
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 Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Are there exam results for St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125719), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125719), it was rated Good in February 2014.
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Joseph's Catholic Primary 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy: Little Acorns Wraparound Club (160m away, registered, not yet graded), Briar Hill Out Of Hours Club (170m away, registered, not yet graded) and GO GO Makers Limited (170m 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy is at Rowley Road, Whitnash, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 2LJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)