St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Hill Top, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1DE
Phone: 01543227225
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Alexander Gilchrist
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 223
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 29
% eligible for free school meals: 14.0%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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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

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #15 of 22 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

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

#1Chancel Primary SchoolGood
#2Chase View Community Primary SchoolGood
#3Churchfield CofE Primary AcademyGood
#4Etching Hill CofE Primary AcademyGood
#5Gorsemoor Primary SchoolGood
#6Hazel Slade Primary AcademyGood
#7Heath Hayes 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 Lukes CofE Primary SchoolGood
#18St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#19St Peter's CofE Primary AcademyGood
#20The John Bamford Primary SchoolGood
#21West Hill Primary SchoolGood
#22Forest Hills Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

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