St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary
High Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 3XL
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School. 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
- Headteacher
- Ms Isabel Walker
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 124351
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Burntwood. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 59% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 83% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 76% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 76% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 and St Theresa Catholic Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.2% | 17.3% | 202 | — |
| St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 225 | 0.0 miles |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | 67% | 4.6% | 18.1% | 608 | 0.5 miles |
| Chase Terrace Primary School | 61% | 7.7% | 32.8% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| Springhill Primary Academy | 45% | 6.3% | 41.8% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Holly Grove Primary Academy | 70% | 3.9% | 17% | 293 | 1.0 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)
- 17.33%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Burntwood
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Ridgeway Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Chase Terrace Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Springhill Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Holly Grove Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Burntwood
Other schools in Burntwood
- Boney Hay Primary Academy Primary
- Chase Terrace Primary School Primary
- Fulfen Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary Academy Primary
- Holly Grove Primary Academy Primary
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primary
- Springhill Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Chase Terrace Academy Secondary
- Erasmus Darwin Academy Secondary
- Chasetown Community School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary teach?
- St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Burntwood.
- Has St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary 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 and St Theresa Catholic Primary?
- St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary had 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary'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 2025.