St Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Joseph's RC Primary School is a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2023. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's RC 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2012 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Market Street, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0ES
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 147 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 September 2023
Strengths
- “They are well cared for and happy.”
- “Pupils welcome newcomers and respect the differences between themselves and others.”
- “Pupils said that they appreciate the kindness, help and guidance that they receive from staff.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, however, the essential knowledge that pupils need to know and understand has not been well considered by the school.”
- “As a result, these curriculums do not ensure that pupils develop their knowledge in a logical way.”
- “This hinders pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 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) | 58% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 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 Tameside.
- St George's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Buckton Vale Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arlies Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published