St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Rough Hay Road
Darlaston
Wednesbury
WS10 8HN
Phone 01215686496
Reference Number 104235

General Makeup

Number of pupils 231
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.32%
Girls: 53.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 43.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 28.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 14 30
2 12 20 32
3 9 21 30
4 13 17 30
5 17 15 32
6 14 16 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 47.2%
African 13.9%
Indian 13%
White, Other 6.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.3%
White & Asian 3.5%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-15
Date Description Report
2023-04-25 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-05-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-03-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-06-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-05-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-09-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-11-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-09-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-06-16 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 39% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102 Unlock Unlock
Maths 100 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths -3.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 13 1
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 5 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Woods Bank Academy
Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8NQ
0.16 miles
Old Church Church of England C Primary School
School Street, Off Alma Street, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8DL
0.3 miles
Pinfold Street Primary School
Pinfold Street Extension, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8PU
0.55 miles
Salisbury Primary School
Salisbury Street, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8BQ
0.6 miles
Kings Hill Primary School
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0.68 miles
Rowley View Nursery School
149 Dangerfield Lane, Wednesbury, WS10 7RU
0.7 miles
County Bridge Primary School
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0.85 miles
St Giles Church of England Primary School
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0.93 miles
Old Park Primary School
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0.97 miles
Barcroft Primary School
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1.13 miles
Field View Primary School
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1.18 miles
Albert Pritchard Infant School
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1.26 miles
Bentley West Primary School
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1.28 miles
Holyhead Primary Academy
Holyhead Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7PZ
1.28 miles
Wood Green Junior School
Hobs Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9BW
1.28 miles
Moorcroft Wood Primary School
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1.3 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
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1.31 miles
King Charles Primary School
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1.31 miles
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
Fraser Street, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 7PD
1.4 miles
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP
1.52 miles
Name Distance
Grace Academy Darlaston
Herberts Park Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8QJ
0.48 miles
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
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0.65 miles
WV2 Education
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1.14 miles
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
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1.35 miles
Moseley Park
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1.43 miles
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
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1.47 miles
Jane Lane School
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1.55 miles
Wood Green Academy
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1.57 miles
Gospel Oak School
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1.7 miles
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
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1.82 miles
Ormiston SWB Academy
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1.87 miles
Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy
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1.97 miles
Emmanuel School
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2.03 miles
Pool Hayes Academy
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2.08 miles
Green Park School
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2.12 miles
Abu Bakr Boys School
154-156 Wednesbury Road, Walsall, WS1 4JJ
2.22 miles
St Matthias School
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2.26 miles
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
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2.26 miles
High Point Academy
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2.33 miles
Walsall Studio School
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2.45 miles
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