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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, URN 124354
- 26 November 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, URN 124354
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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 entry59 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2025 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 2.8; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 124354), 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 | 28 | 59 | 2.1 | 25 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 * | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 * | 29 | 69 | 2.4 | 38 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2023 * | 29 | 62 | 2.1 | 24 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2022 * | 28 | 70 | 2.5 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 25 | 53 | 2.1 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 * | 27 | 75 | 2.8 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 27 | 64 | 2.4 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 32 | 1.07 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place
- 0.6 km · StaffordshireGood20222.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · StaffordshireGood20244.8applications per place
- 0.8 km · StaffordshireGood20241.4applications per place
- 1.2 km · StaffordshireRemains Good202366%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · StaffordshireGood20241.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · StaffordshireSome aspects not as strong20252.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Staffordshire20262.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 67%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
- 152007 · 860/3461
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 223 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2025
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 124354)
- Address
- Hill Top, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1DE
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Cannock Chase
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources