Academy converter · Dudley

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
245Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140147URN

Hillcrest Road, Dudley, DY2 7PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.8 above Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

95 applications for 30 places · 13th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Dudley median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 3.2; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 3.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 3.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 3.4; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 3.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 3.7; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 3.6; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 3.5; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 3.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 3.1; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 3.6; Dudley median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Dudley 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	30	95	3.2	31	1.03
Sep 2025	29	92	3.2	45	1.55
Sep 2024	30	100	3.3	49	1.63
Sep 2023	29	114	3.9	56	1.93
Sep 2022	30	101	3.4	53	1.77
Sep 2021	28	110	3.9	62	2.21
Sep 2020	29	107	3.7	52	1.79
Sep 2019	30	108	3.6	46	1.53
Sep 2018	30	104	3.5	57	1.90
Sep 2017	30	86	2.9	47	1.57
Sep 2016	30	102	3.4	47	1.57
Sep 2015	29	91	3.1	41	1.41
Sep 2014	30	107	3.6	66	2.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%1st of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dudley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	93%	7%	112	109
2023/24	77%	10%	109	106
2022/23	97%	26%	114	111

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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Church of England Primary School
0.1 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Kates Hill Primary School
0.5 km · Dudley

2026

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Tividale Hall Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Burnt Tree Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Blowers Green Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

2026

4.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Good2022

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sledmere Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Jesson's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140147 · 332/3302
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 245 on roll
Free school meals: 26.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 103842)
Address: Hillcrest Road, Dudley, DY2 7PW
Local authority: Dudley

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