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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 10 March 2011Graded inspection: Good · as Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School Market Harborough Leicestershire, URN 120219
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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 entry51 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.7
- 2025 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.8
- 2024 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.4
- 2023 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2022 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2017 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7
- 2014 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.7
- This school
- Leicestershire 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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 22 | 51 | 2.3 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 | 60 | 2.2 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 24 | 43 | 1.8 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 23 | 41 | 1.8 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 23 | 35 | 1.5 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 29 | 41 | 1.4 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 52 | 1.7 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 | 28 | 48 | 1.7 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 21 | 34 | 1.6 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 45 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2016 | 29 | 45 | 1.6 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 28 | 46 | 1.6 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 32 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 87% · Writing 83% · Maths 77% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Leicestershire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 17% | 108 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 3% | 108 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 89% | 7% | 107 | 108 |
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
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.3 km · LeicestershireStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Leicestershire20264.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · LeicestershireRemains Good20232.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · LeicestershireNot yet inspected2.8applications per place
- 1.8 km · LeicestershireRemains Good20243.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20244.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · LeicestershireRemains Good · improving20234.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 138080 · 855/3347
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 190 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2012
- Replaced
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School Market Harborough Leicestershire (URN 120219)
- Address
- Coventry Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9BZ
- Local authority
- Leicestershire · Harborough
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources