St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Lidgett Lane
Dinnington
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S25 2QD
Phone 01909550123
Reference Number 140590

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School has made significant progress since its previous inadequate inspection, achieving overall effectiveness rated as good. Pupils enjoy attending the school and feel safe, with leaders demonstrating ambition in raising educational standards. The quality of education has improved, particularly in reading and mathematics, with structured curriculums and staff training contributing to good pupil achievements. However, some staff inconsistently manage behavior during lunchtimes, which detracts from the positive learning environment observed in classrooms.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 128
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.09%
Girls: 53.91%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 16
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 13.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 11 23
2 11 13 24
3 3 7 10
4 7 5 12
5 3 11 14
6 9 10 19

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.4%
African 9.4%
White, Other 6.3%
Irish 3.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Indian 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
Caribbean 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 May 2021
Date Report
17 Dec 2024 School inspection
26 May 2021 Full inspection:
18 Mar 2021 Monitoring visit
12 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
07 Jan 2020 Monitoring visit
03 Jul 2019 Full inspection:
01 Feb 2017 Full inspection:
06 Feb 2014 Academy conversion letter
17 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
Previously as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
17 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
26 Apr 2007 Full inspection:
26 Apr 2007 Full inspection:
24 Jun 2002 Full inspection
24 Jun 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Significant improvements in the quality of education since the last inspection.
  • Effective leadership with a focus on raising expectations for all pupils.
  • Strong emphasis on reading, leading to improved pupil engagement and achievement.
  • Calm and purposeful atmosphere in classrooms, fostering learning.
  • Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Well-designed early years curriculum promoting language development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Insufficient time for some subject leaders to monitor curriculum implementation.
  • Inconsistent behavior management by some lunchtime staff.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 11%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 98
Maths 95

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 0.4
Writing 4.6
Maths 1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 1
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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