St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sheffield

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is a single form entry school in the village of Dinnington for children from 3-11 years old. The school is set in attractive grounds and we are working hard to provide a purposeful and attractive learning environment."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 5:45pm, from £4 per day.

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 39% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 72% in Rotherham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 73% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put St Joseph's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are Dinnington Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 38% reading, 42% maths); Anston Park Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); Anston Park Junior School (0.6 miles); and Anston Greenlands Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is one of 15 schools run by St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 64% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (79%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (57%).

34.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 26 pupils (18.4%) received SEN support and 2 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Kiveton Park Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lidgett Lane/Leopold Street (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School issued 46 suspensions, 35.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are Dinnington High School (0.4 miles) and EDClass Ltd (0.7 miles).