St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Woodford Lane, Winsford, CW7 2JS
This school is closed (it closed in November 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
- Roman Catholic
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Martine Gum
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Eddisbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 334
- URN
- 111386
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Winsford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 334 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 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - |
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 has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 53% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 17.2% | 334 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.1% | 23.8% | 326 | 0.0 miles |
| Over St John's CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.4% | 37.2% | 135 | 0.1 miles |
| The Oak View Academy | 71% | 9.1% | 50% | 144 | 0.2 miles |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary School | 63% | 6.6% | 57.7% | 218 | 0.3 miles |
| Over Hall Community School | 38% | 6% | 57.6% | 158 | 0.4 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)
- 17.2%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Over St John's CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
The Oak View Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Over Hall Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Winsford
Other schools in Winsford
- Darnhall Primary School Primary
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Over Hall Community School Primary
- Over St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- The Oak View Academy Primary
- Wharton CofE Primary School Primary
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School Primary
- The Winsford Academy Secondary
- Hebden Green Community School Academies
Common questions
- What ages 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 Winsford.
- 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 many pupils are at St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 334 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- 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 30 November 2023.