St Joseph's Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sheffield
St Joseph's Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- St Joseph's Road, Handsworth, Sheffield, S13 9AT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s Primary School is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are polite and courteous.”
- “They speak to adults with maturity and curiosity.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is not as developed as others.”
- “Last year’s Year 1 phonics published outcomes were not as high as in previous years.”
- “However, there is occasionally low-level disruption in lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 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) | 30% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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 Sheffield.
- Ballifield Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Athelstan Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stradbroke Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodhouse West Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Pipworth Community Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Brunswick Community Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodthorpe Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Acres Hill Community Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published