St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rotherham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Joseph's is a caring school where pupils are happy to attend and attendance is improving. The new headteacher is driving positive change, with better teaching and achievement now visible in lessons. Key Stage 1 pupils are making good progress with attainment steadily rising to average levels.
Key Strengths
- Pupils enjoy coming to this safe and caring school with improved attendance
- New headteacher has initiated improvements with examples of good teaching and better achievement in lessons
- Pupils' attainment by the end of Key Stage 1 has improved every year and is now broadly average
- New Chair of Governing Body has significant skills and is implementing governance improvements
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality is inconsistent across classes and too few pupils make better than expected progress
- Attainment by the end of Key Stage 2 remains broadly average with little improvement since last inspection
- Leaders are not using data effectively to quickly support pupils falling behind
- Some pupils show poor attitudes to learning and become restless when work is not interesting enough
- Most able pupils are not sufficiently challenged and are often given the same work as others
Safeguarding
Safeguarding procedures and records were reviewed during inspection and found to be in place.
Extracurricular Activities
breakfast club
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a smaller than average-sized primary school that requires improvement. The school has a new headteacher and leadership team working to address inconsistent teaching quality and pupil progress.
At a Glance
46.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 67%. Maths has declined from 73% to 59%. Writing has remained stable at around 67%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
26.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
180 pupils
210 capacity
30 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Rotherham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Rotherham
Admissions Demand - Rotherham
Places available
3,646
Applications
2,598
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Rotherham (2025/26)
Inspection History(111)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.993%
Overall absence
15.90909%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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