St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Chesterfield for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic/Church of England religious character. It has 181 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023. In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: July 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary aided school |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic/Church of England |
| Address | Calver Crescent Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3LY |
| Phone | 01246472798 |
| Reference Number | 134773 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 181 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.72%
Girls: 50.28% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 35.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 78.5% |
| Indian | 6.1% |
| African | 4.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 3.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.8% |
| White & Asian | 1.1% |
| Asian, Other | 1.1% |
| White, Other | 0.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.6% |
St Joseph’s Catholic and CofE Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, providing a supportive and nurturing environment for its pupils. The school places a strong emphasis on well-being and inclusivity, with leaders setting high expectations for both behavior and academic success. While there are significant strengths in areas such as phonics and mathematics, there is room for improvement in some foundation subjects where the curriculum is not as clearly defined. Parents express confidence in the school, noting its commitment to student safety and happiness.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 13 Jun 2023 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2023 | School inspection |
| 08 Feb 2018 | Short inspection |
| 14 May 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Jun 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 26 Feb 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Nov 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 04 Dec 2008 | Monitoring visit |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Full inspection: |
Strengths
- Strong emphasis on pupil well-being and inclusivity
- High expectations for behavior and academic achievement
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
- Well-developed phonics and reading program
- Logical progression in the mathematics curriculum
- Wide range of extracurricular opportunities enhancing student experience
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent planning and expectations in some foundation subjects
- Lack of a systematic approach to checking learning outcomes in foundation subjects
- Insufficient coverage of British values and cultural education in the curriculum
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 65% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 1.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -0.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 11 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 3 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School had 154 pupils for 140 places. That is 14 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Inkersall/Staveley/Duckmanton/Poolsbrook/Arkwright Primary” planning area
Derbyshire counted 158 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 172 in 2029–30, up 9%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
| Pupils | 125 | 112 | 106 | 116 | 123 | 123 | 137 | 137 | 146 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 150 | 153 | 154 |
| Unfilled | 20.4% | 28.7% | 32.5% | 26.1% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 and CofE (VA) Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 2.3% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| Severely absent pupils | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
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, 0.0% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 3.1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 and CofE (VA) Primary School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 14.6 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 12.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 27.8% | 40.0% | 41.0% | 13.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 62.5% | 62.5% | 60.0% | 28.6% | 83.3% | 66.7% | 77.8% | 60.0% | 36.4% | – | 20.0% | 25.0% | 63.6% | 53.8% | 53.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.6 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | – | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 2.3 | – |
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, 14.4% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate learning difficulty | 5 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 5 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 5 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 4 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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 and CofE (VA) Primary School received £7,389 and spent £7,316 for each of its 177 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £39,000 (£223 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £106,000 | £94,000 | £151,000 | £144,000 | £80,000 | £66,000 | £26,000 | £39,000 |
| per pupil | £672 | £586 | £970 | £898 | £481 | £386 | £158 | £223 |
| In-year balance | £9,000 | -£12,000 | £57,000 | -£7,000 | -£64,000 | -£14,000 | -£40,000 | £13,000 |
| per pupil | £59 | -£77 | £365 | -£45 | -£387 | -£79 | -£236 | £73 |
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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College Avenue, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3XE |
0.25 miles |
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Speedwell Infant School
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0.35 miles |
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Inkersall Spencer Academy
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0.52 miles |
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Poolsbrook Primary Academy
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0.87 miles |
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Hollingwood Primary School
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0.89 miles |
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Duckmanton Primary School
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1.11 miles |
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Barrow Hill Primary Academy
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1.19 miles |
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Henry Bradley Infant School
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Norbriggs Primary School
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Woodthorpe CofE Primary School
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1.46 miles |
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Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School
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1.66 miles |
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Arkwright Primary School
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Chesterfield Hospital School
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2.36 miles |
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Brockley Primary School
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St Peter and St Paul School
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Renishaw Primary School
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Hady Primary School
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Springwell Community College
Middlecroft Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3NQ |
0.29 miles |
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Netherthorpe School
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Whittington Green School
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Bluebank School
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Holly House Special School
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3.02 miles |
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Chesterfield College
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Outwood Academy Newbold
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3.41 miles |
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Include-West Bars
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Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
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Jasmine Grove School
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New Direction
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The Bolsover School
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What is St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.
When was St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.
How many pupils does St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School have?
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School has 181 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School cover?
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School?
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School is at Calver Crescent, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3LY.