St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Marlborough Road, Sale, M33 3AF
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian Arthur
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 106348
- Local authority
- Trafford
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was a Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Sale. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 451 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 |
| Writing progress | +0.30 |
| Maths progress | +4.00 |
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 96% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.7% | 4.5% | 451 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 85% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 437 | 0.0 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 80% | 2.9% | 8.6% | 680 | 0.1 miles |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 25% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 239 | 0.6 miles |
| Templemoor Infant and Nursery School | — | 3% | 9.5% | 213 | 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.5%
- English as an additional language
- 27.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 3.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Sale
-
Springfield Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Sale
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St Anne's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sale
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St Mary's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sale
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Templemoor Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Sale
Other schools in Sale
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brooklands Primary School Primary
- Firs Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lime Tree Primary Academy Primary
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Park Road Sale Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Sale.
- Has St Joseph's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic 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 11 September 2023.