St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newman Grove, Rugeley, WS15 1BN
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
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
- Mr David Jobburns
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 124360
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Rugeley. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 194 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 52% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 63% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 63% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 70% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.1% | 24.9% | 194 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 217 | 0.0 miles |
| Churchfield CofE Primary Academy | 63% | 5.9% | 39.8% | 155 | 0.3 miles |
| Chase View Community Primary School | 28% | 6.1% | 63.9% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School | 48% | 5.1% | 28.9% | 225 | 0.4 miles |
| Chancel Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 19.7% | 210 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.87%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 8.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Chase View Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Chancel Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rugeley
Other schools in Rugeley
- Chancel Primary School Primary
- Chase View Community Primary School Primary
- Churchfield CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Forest Hills Primary School Primary
- Gentleshaw Primary Academy Primary
- Hayes Meadow Primary School Primary
- Henry Chadwick Primary School Primary
- Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School Primary
- Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic 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 Rugeley.
- 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 194 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 62% in 2022/23 and 69% 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'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 2025.