Academy converter · Leicester

St Joseph's Catholic Academy

3–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138115URN

Armadale Drive, Leicester, LE5 1HF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

30 applications for 18 places · 31st of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected 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

30 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
10 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Leicester median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 2.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.1; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 2.0; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7

This school
Leicester 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	18	30	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2025	30	44	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2024	24	36	1.5	24	1.00
Sep 2023	15	37	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2022	29	36	1.2	28	0.97
Sep 2021	28	44	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2020	33	37	1.1	28	0.85
Sep 2019	35	53	1.5	31	0.89
Sep 2018	36	56	1.6	34	0.94
Sep 2017	29	43	1.5	29	1.00
Sep 2016	40	80	2.0	44	1.10
Sep 2015	32	60	1.9	30	0.94
Sep 2014	40	69	1.7	40	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 68% · Maths 71% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%53rd of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	102	103
2023/24	47%	3%	102	101
2022/23	46%	8%	103	103

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 AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
0.5 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
0.9 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
0.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Humberstone Junior School
1.1 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

81%met the SATs standard
Humberstone Infant Academy
1.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place
Gateway Sixth Form College
1.1 km · Leicester

Not yet inspected
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Falcons Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138115 · 856/3424
Trust: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 307 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2012
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 120224)
Address: Armadale Drive, Leicester, LE5 1HF
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources