St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy, Todmorden

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to be the Headteacher of St Joseph's RC Academy and to return to a school community that is very special to me. Having previously been part of the St Joseph's family, I am delighted to be back and to be working alongside our highly skilled and dedicated team of teachers and support staff."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Calderdale and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 100% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 7 families put St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 9 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy are Todmorden CofE J, I & N School (0.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 81% maths); Ferney Lee Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); Castle Hill Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 70% maths); and Shade Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 84% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy.

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 18 schools run by Romero Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

69.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 21 pupils (22.3%) received SEN support and 11 (11.7%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Todmorden Rail Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Garden Street Lloyd St, 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 53 suspensions, 51 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.