Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
Philip Avenue, Cleethorpes, DN35 9DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Steeper
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 61
- URN
- 138014
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472690672
About this school
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Cleethorpes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 61 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
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 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 41% | 8% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 70% | 25% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 52% | 33% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 59% | 17% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 94.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North East Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy compares
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy ranked 43rd of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 4% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 8% | 6.8% | 39.7% | 61 | — |
| Bursar Primary Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 21.5% | 293 | 0.4 miles |
| Middlethorpe Primary Academy | 91% | 4% | 27.9% | 240 | 0.4 miles |
| Old Clee Primary Academy | 74% | 4.8% | 38.6% | 458 | 0.7 miles |
| Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy | 76% | 5.2% | 45.3% | 307 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 50% | 7.9% | 52.6% | 149 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.74%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 19.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bursar Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Middlethorpe Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Old Clee Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Cleethorpes
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Cleethorpes.
- Bursar Primary Academy Primary
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Primary
- Reynolds Primary Academy Primary
- Signhills Academy Primary
- Signhills Infant Academy Primary
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- William Barcroft Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Secondary
- Cleethorpes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy teach?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleethorpes.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is Mrs Michelle Steeper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy has 61 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy full?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy has capacity for 230 pupils and 61 on roll (27%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 8% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy ranked 43rd of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 4% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy'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 1 July 2026.