St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Rotherham
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Green Lane, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 6JY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 180 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending St Joseph’s Primary School.”
- “They are happy and proud to belong to this nurturing and friendly school community.”
- “Adults encourage pupils to have ambition.”
To improve
- “However, the learning tasks that teachers choose do not help pupils to learn the most important subject knowledge.”
- “However, pupils do not develop the depth of understanding they need for future learning.”
- “There has been some turbulence in staffing over the last two years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (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) | 48% | 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: 30 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.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rotherham.
- Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Monkwood Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Eastwood Village Primary School 1.4 mi Good
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published