St Joseph's RC Primary School
St Joseph's Drive, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosemary Hince
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 158
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 105965
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615090150
About this school
St Joseph's RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Salford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's RC Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 52% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 78% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 74% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 63% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 RC Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's RC Primary School compares
St Joseph's RC Primary School ranked 67th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 5.6% | 40.7% | 220 | — |
| Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre | 74% | 6.2% | 44% | 511 | 0.1 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 61% | 7.4% | 58.7% | 220 | 0.5 miles |
| Lark Hill Community Primary School | 55% | 6.6% | 54.2% | 629 | 0.7 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 33.8% | 221 | 0.8 miles |
| Old Trafford Community Academy | 52% | 6.5% | 57.5% | 324 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 29 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.7%
- English as an additional language
- 51.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.55%
- Persistent absence
- 17.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre0.1 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Lark Hill Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Philip's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Old Trafford Community Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Salford
St Joseph's RC Primary School ranks 27th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Salford.
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Dukesgate Academy Primary
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School Primary
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Light Oaks Infant School Primary
- Light Oaks Junior School Primary
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Road Academy Primary
- Monton Green Primary School Primary
- Moss Valley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Joseph's RC Primary School teach?
- St Joseph's RC Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's RC Primary School is Mrs Rosemary Hince, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Joseph's RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's RC Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Joseph's RC Primary School?
- St Joseph's RC Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's RC Primary School full?
- St Joseph's RC Primary School has capacity for 158 pupils and 220 on roll (139%), 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 RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Joseph's RC Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Joseph's RC Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Joseph's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 30% 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 RC Primary School compare with other schools in Salford?
- St Joseph's RC Primary School ranked 67th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% 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 RC Primary School's absence rate?
- St Joseph's RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's RC Primary School'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 15 July 2026.