St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Dewsbury, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.58 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in Dewsbury, Kirklees for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 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 | 0.58 mi |
| 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 0.58 miles away, the 13th shortest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.65 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2019, having swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kirklees schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Healds Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and well cared for at this school.”
- “Families speak highly of the warm and positive atmosphere that staff provide.”
- “Adults listen to pupils and are always on hand to help and support them.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, staff do not address promptly the gaps and misunderstandings that some pupils develop in their learning.”
- “This means that some pupils, including those with SEND, move on to new learning before they are ready.”
- “However, the curriculum in a few subject areas is still in development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 October 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) | 68% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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 Kirklees.
- Carlton Junior and Infant School 0.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Hyrstmount Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westmoor Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Warwick Road Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John’s CE Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published