St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish
Higginson Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6BG
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, 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
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Baron
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Denton and Reddish
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 489
- URN
- 136430
- Local authority
- Stockport
About this school
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Stockport. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 489 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 67 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - |
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, Reddish has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 503 |
| 2023/24 | 489 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 27.6% | 489 | — |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy | 85% | 5% | 32% | 457 | 0.0 miles |
| St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary | 55% | 6.4% | 32.1% | 227 | 0.1 miles |
| Abingdon Primary School | 39% | 5.3% | 43.8% | 231 | 0.4 miles |
| Vale View Primary School | 47% | 8.3% | 47.8% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Broadstone Hall Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 26.1% | 503 | 0.6 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)
- 27.6%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary0.1 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Abingdon Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Vale View Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Broadstone Hall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Adswood Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Park Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Banks Lane Infant School Primary
- Banks Lane Junior School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish teach?
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Stockport.
- Has St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish 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, Reddish?
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish had 489 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 85% 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, Reddish's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish'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 10 July 2024.