Academy converter · Calderdale

St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

4–11Ages
137Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148479URN

Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

2.1per place

0.2 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

38 applications for 18 places · 16th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

95%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted'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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Calderdale median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

38 applications · 18 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 3.2; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 2.7; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 5 of 5 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 107544), the previous school.

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	38	2.1	15	0.83
Sep 2025	9	29	3.2	8	0.89
Sep 2024	18	42	2.3	16	0.89
Sep 2023	17	38	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2022	15	41	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2021 *	26	47	1.8	20	0.77
Sep 2020 *	25	59	2.4	24	0.96
Sep 2019 *	27	53	2.0	25	0.93
Sep 2018 *	26	58	2.2	26	1.00
Sep 2017 *	29	68	2.3	24	0.83
Sep 2016 *	29	69	2.4	22	0.76
Sep 2015 *	30	83	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	87	2.9	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 95% · Maths 100% → all three 95% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard95%1st of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard95%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	95%	9%	111	107
2023/24	68%	12%	107	106
2022/23	41%	0%	103	102

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 AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
0.5 km · Calderdale

Not yet inspected
Beech Hill School
0.9 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy Akroydon
1.0 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's CofE School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Salterlee Primary School
1.5 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Lee Mount Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

2026

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Mount Pellon Primary Academy
2.0 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148479 · 381/3305
Trust: Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 137 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2021
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 107544)
Address: Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LA
Local authority: Calderdale

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