St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Liverpool, Knowsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.094 miles
Published by Knowsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, Knowsley for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Knowsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.094 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Reception, the last child offered a place lived 1.094 miles from the school, the 6th longest of 20 Knowsley primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026 Reception there were 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, so 8 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Knowsley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Knowsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Edenfield Crescent, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6DS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Knowsley
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this school.”
- “They feel valued for who they are.”
- “Caring staff build strong, positive and supportive relationships with pupils, including children in the early years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Knowsley.
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willow Tree Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sylvester Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Knowsley Lane Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Aloysius Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published