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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 205Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 124357URN

Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
0.6 above Staffordshire median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

74 applications for 30 places · 34th of 235 in Staffordshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
79%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 10 March 2026
    Report card · 7 Strong standard
  2. 12 January 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.5applications per place, Reception
0.6 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  2. 2025 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  4. 2023 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  5. 2022 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  6. 2021 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  7. 2020 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  8. 2019 3.3; Staffordshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  10. 2017 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
  13. 2014 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Staffordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202630742.5331.10
Sep 202530692.3331.10
Sep 202427742.7260.96
Sep 202329802.8291.00
Sep 202230903.0301.00
Sep 202130732.4321.07
Sep 202030933.1331.10
Sep 201926853.3230.88
Sep 201830842.8321.07
Sep 201725502.0251.00
Sep 201629732.5240.83
Sep 201530742.5311.03
Sep 201430682.3280.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 83% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%38th of 212 in Staffordshire
Reading
Expected standard90%
Higher standard48%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard83%
Greater depth17%
Maths
Expected standard86%
Higher standard28%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Staffordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2579%10%108106
2023/2480%17%108108
2022/2365%16%107106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
124357 · 860/3464
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals
8.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN
Local authority
Staffordshire · Lichfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources