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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Cannock · WS12 1DE

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 October 2023

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At a glance

223 pupils · 100% of 210 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
14% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-josephs-hednesford.staffs.sch.uk
URN
152007

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.89 first-choice applications per place

28 places offered · 25 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.2%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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