Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
326Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150173URN

Woodford Lane, Winsford, CW7 2JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2014

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

54 applications for 30 places · 76th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Dec 2023)

Before: St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School URN 111386 Good2014

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 111386), 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	30	54	1.8	28	0.93
Sep 2025	33	50	1.5	33	1.00
Sep 2024	41	50	1.2	39	0.95
Sep 2023 *	35	47	1.3	34	0.97
Sep 2022 *	37	54	1.5	37	1.00
Sep 2021 *	34	46	1.4	33	0.97
Sep 2020 *	44	60	1.4	43	0.98
Sep 2019 *	37	56	1.5	37	1.00
Sep 2018 *	40	52	1.3	38	0.95
Sep 2017 *	45	60	1.3	46	1.02
Sep 2016 *	45	65	1.4	48	1.07
Sep 2015 *	45	64	1.4	48	1.07
Sep 2014 *	45	57	1.3	44	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 63% · Maths 57% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%83rd of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	2%	103	101
2023/24	44%	0%	103	100
2022/23	47%	0%	104	101

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 School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Over St John's CofE Primary School
0.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Oak View Academy
0.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School
0.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Over Hall Community School
0.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Winsford High Street Community Primary School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Darnhall Primary School
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St. Chad's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Wharton CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150173 · 896/3643
Trust: Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 326 on roll
Free school meals: 27.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 111386)
Address: Woodford Lane, Winsford, CW7 2JS
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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