St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Etchells Street, St Petersgate, Stockport, SK1 1EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Holland
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 149935
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614805029
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 101 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, 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. 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, 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 | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranked 51st of 69 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.5% | 35.1% | 101 | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 68% | 5.4% | 71.1% | 90 | 0.3 miles |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport | 33% | 8% | 50.7% | 149 | 0.4 miles |
| Vernon Park Primary School | 39% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 312 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 36.5% | 157 | 0.5 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 19% | 7.5% | 49.7% | 201 | 0.5 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
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 28 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.05%
- English as an additional language
- 34.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 14.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Vernon Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranks 43rd of the 61 ranked primary 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
- Bramhall Park Primary School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Mrs Natalie Holland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, 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, a Voluntary Academy?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has capacity for 175 pupils and 101 on roll (58%), 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, a Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of CORPUS CHRISTI 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, a Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2023/24 and 53% 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, a Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Stockport?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranked 51st of 69 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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, a Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, 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 13 August 2026.