St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Cannock Chase · WS12 1DE

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 223 pupils, 14% FSM

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Hill Top, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1DE – View on map
Phone: 01543227225
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Alexander Gilchrist
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 25 families put it first for 28 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area.
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

223 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 29
% eligible for free school meals: 14.0%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Cannock Chase average)
English as an additional language: 12% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Staffordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Staffordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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15th of 20 primary schools in Cannock Chase for Ofsted rating

#13Pye Green AcademyGood
#14Redbrook Hayes Community Primary SchoolGood
#15St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bridgtown Primary SchoolGood
#2Chancel Primary SchoolGood
#3Chase View Community Primary SchoolGood
#4Churchfield CofE Primary AcademyGood
#5Etching Hill CofE Primary AcademyGood
#6Five Ways Primary SchoolGood
#7Hazel Slade Primary AcademyGood
#8Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary SchoolGood
#9Jerome Primary SchoolGood
#10Moorhill Primary SchoolGood
#11Norton Canes Primary AcademyGood
#12Poppyfield Primary AcademyGood
#13Pye Green AcademyGood
#14Redbrook Hayes Community Primary SchoolGood
#15St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#18St Peter's CofE Primary AcademyGood
#19The John Bamford Primary SchoolGood
#20West Hill Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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