St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Upton has shown effective actions to maintain its previously identified standards. The school environment is characterized by happiness and welcoming attitudes from both staff and pupils, fostering a kind and supportive atmosphere. Strong behavior, high attendance rates, and a commitment to personal development are notable strengths that contribute positively to the pupils' educational experience. The curriculum has been revised to ensure ambition and engagement for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school upholds a strong commitment to developing pupils' understanding of modern Britain and British values, enhancing their moral and social development.

Strengths

• The school environment is happy and welcoming.
• Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and kindness.
• The school provides a broad range of enriching extra-curricular activities.
• Staff are well-trained and knowledgeable, supporting effective teaching.
• Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well across subjects.
• High attendance rates are effectively maintained.
• The personal development program is robust and prepares pupils for life in modern Britain.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity on the essential knowledge pupils should learn.
• Not all checks on pupils' learning effectively identify gaps in knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.1% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton received £8,319 and spent £8,779 for each of its 198 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £140,000 (£708 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton last inspected by Ofsted?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton have?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton has 198 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton cover?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton is at Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 6LL.