St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet is a primary school in Leeds for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 October 2023. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 150 of the 219 other Leeds primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Joseph Street, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 2AD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 October 2023
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s is a school once experienced then never forgotten.”
- “Leaders have the highest of aspirations for all pupils.”
- “Likewise, pupils, staff and families know how precious education is.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects, such as geography, this is not yet the case.”
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) | 79% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 20 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 Leeds.
- St Marys Church of England Primary Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Low Road Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Hunslet Carr Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hunslet Moor Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New Bewerley Community School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Richmond Hill Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lane End Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published