St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, CH44 7ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maria Hollis
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 285
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 105073
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516383919
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wallasey. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 168 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 26 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 46% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 54% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 58% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 50% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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, Wallasey has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey ranked 33rd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.6% | 58.3% | 168 | — |
| Kingsway Primary School | 37% | 12.1% | 72.5% | 151 | 0.2 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 43% | 6.4% | 72.6% | 251 | 0.2 miles |
| Somerville Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 56.8% | 379 | 0.3 miles |
| Egremont Primary School | 52% | 4.8% | 65.1% | 275 | 0.4 miles |
| Park Primary School | 53% | 7.3% | 58.3% | 401 | 0.9 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)
- 58.28%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsway Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Riverside Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Somerville Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Egremont Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wallasey
Other schools in Wallasey
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wallasey.
- Egremont Primary School Primary
- Greenleas Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Liscard Primary School Primary
- New Brighton Primary School Primary
- Park Primary School Primary
- Somerville Primary School Primary
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St George's Primary School Primary
- Somerville Nursery School Nursery
- St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallasey.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey is Mrs Maria Hollis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey, 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, Wallasey?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey has capacity for 285 pupils and 168 on roll (59%), so it has space against 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, Wallasey a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey as having nursery classes.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 57% 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, Wallasey rank locally?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey ranked 33rd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% 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, Wallasey's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey'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.