St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Chedworth Drive, Warndon, Worcester, WR4 9PG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Bury
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 116925
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Worcester. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 343 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 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - |
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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 343 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 22.4% | 343 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 58% | 6.1% | 22.7% | 300 | 0.0 miles |
| Oasis Academy Warndon | 75% | 6.5% | 48.7% | 537 | 0.1 miles |
| Cranham Primary School | 60% | 5.9% | 35.2% | 396 | 0.4 miles |
| Carnforth School | 75% | 6.8% | 57.3% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| The Lyppard Grange Primary School | 64% | 4% | 9.4% | 418 | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.4%
- English as an additional language
- 40.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Oasis Academy Warndon0.1 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Cranham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Carnforth School0.5 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
The Lyppard Grange Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Worcester
Other schools in Worcester
- Broadheath CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Callow End CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth School Primary
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primary
- Claines CofE Primary School Primary
- Clifton upon Teme Primary School Primary
- Cranham Primary School Primary
- Crowle CofE Primary School Primary
- Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School Primary
- Flyford Flavell Primary School Primary
- Great Witley 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 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Worcester.
- 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 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 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 50% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 31 August 2024.