St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston
Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Hannett
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 104235
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215686496
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 245 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 57% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 63% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 77% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston ranked 13th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.6% | 42% | 245 | — |
| Woods Bank Academy | 72% | 6.7% | 67.4% | 303 | 0.2 miles |
| Old Church Church of England C Primary School | — | — | — | 431 | 0.3 miles |
| Pinfold Street Primary School | 44% | 6% | 52.8% | 410 | 0.6 miles |
| Salisbury Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 51.5% | 317 | 0.6 miles |
| Kings Hill Primary School | 74% | 7.8% | 41.4% | 459 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.98%
- English as an additional language
- 25.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 10.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woods Bank Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Old Church Church of England C Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Pinfold Street Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Salisbury Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Kings Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
Other schools in Wednesbury
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston ranks 2nd of the 14 ranked primary schools in Wednesbury.
- Albert Pritchard Infant School Primary
- Holyhead Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Hill Primary School Primary
- Mesty Croft Primary Primary
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School Primary
- Old Park Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Primary School Primary
- Pinfold Street Primary School Primary
- Salisbury Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tameside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston is Mrs Nicola Hannett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston has capacity for 210 pupils and 245 on roll (117%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston as having nursery classes.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston rank locally?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston ranked 13th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.