St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Market Harborough, Leicestershire
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Market Harborough, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 14 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Coventry Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9BZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 190 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 14 March 2025
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy is a warm, welcoming and vibrant learning community.”
- “At the start of the school day, pupils arrive with smiles on their faces.”
- “Staff greet them at their classroom doors cheerfully.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, the learning tasks that teachers provide do not help pupils to grasp the intended learning successfully.”
- “However, staff do not address the mistakes that pupils make as they form these letters in their own writing consistently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2025 (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) | 70% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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 Leicestershire.
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy 0.2 mi Standards maintained
- Little Bowden School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Ridgeway Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Farndon Fields Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Wellington Place Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Meadowdale Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next