St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Pudsey, Leeds
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Pudsey, Leeds for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mount Pleasant Road, Pudsey, LS28 7AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 297 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “This is a friendly, welcoming school.”
- “A strong Christian culture underpins its work.”
- “Pupils are proud to belong to the school family.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, some pupils have misconceptions in their phonics knowledge.”
- “Staff have not received recent phonics refresher training to support pupils precisely with this.”
- “However, the curriculum has limited opportunities to develop children’s ideas and vocabulary to extend their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 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) | 73% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as Leeds published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Lowtown Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swinnow Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Greenside Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stanningley Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Southroyd Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Spring Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published