St Joseph's RC Primary School
Market Street, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deirdre Kellett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 106254
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457832360
About this school
St Joseph's RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 147 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 67% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 73% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's RC Primary School compares
St Joseph's RC Primary School ranked 40th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 3.5% | 24.5% | 147 | — |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 48.6% | 110 | 0.2 miles |
| Livingstone Primary School | 79% | 4.2% | 24.4% | 218 | 0.2 miles |
| Milton St John's CofE Primary School | 90% | 3.3% | 20.7% | 207 | 0.3 miles |
| Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 27.8% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Buckton Vale Primary School | 70% | 3.5% | 21.1% | 202 | 1.2 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)
- 24.5%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.46%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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St George's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Ashton-Under-Lyne
-
Livingstone Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Milton St John's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Buckton Vale Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
St Joseph's RC Primary School ranks 13th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Ashton West End Primary Academy Primary
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Primary
- Holden Clough Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary School Primary
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne 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 Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's RC Primary School is Mrs Deirdre Kellett, 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 147 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 210 pupils and 147 on roll (70%), 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 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 65% in 2022/23 and 58% 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 Tameside?
- St Joseph's RC Primary School ranked 40th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 3.5% 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 8 July 2026.