St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
Coppice Rise, North Yorkshire, Harrogate, HG1 2DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Delahay
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Sponsor
- The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 142159
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01423562650
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Harrogate. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 80% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 20% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 93% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 97% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 93% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A 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 Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy ranked 30th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3% | 2.1% | 191 | — |
| Coppice Valley Primary School | 68% | 3.9% | 12.9% | 206 | 0.2 miles |
| New Park Primary Academy | 65% | 6.9% | 22.4% | 165 | 0.2 miles |
| Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School | 72% | 4% | 21.8% | 308 | 0.2 miles |
| Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School | 45% | 5.6% | 24.6% | 273 | 0.5 miles |
| Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.9% | 9% | 278 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 April 2025
- 3 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.06%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.02%
- Persistent absence
- 2.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coppice Valley Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
New Park Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Harrogate
-
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Harrogate
Other schools in Harrogate
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy ranks 6th of the 31 ranked primary schools in Harrogate.
- Admiral Long Church of England Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England School Primary
- Beckwithshaw Community Primary School Primary
- Birstwith Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Coppice Valley Primary School Primary
- Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Primary School Primary
- Follifoot Church of England Primary School Primary
- Glasshouses Community Primary School Primary
- Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrogate.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy is Mrs Gillian Delahay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 191 on roll (91%), 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy is part of THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy ranked 30th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A 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 2 July 2026.