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St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · Leamington Spa · CV31 2LJ

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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 1 February 2024

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At a glance

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Website
www.sjcwhitnash.co.uk
URN
152667

In figures

We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2021 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 1 February 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2021 entry)

Cat 8 (Non-Catholic children)
0.485 miles

2021 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.7%62.3%
Social housing4.9%17.1%
Privately rented13.4%20.5%
Detached houses28.1%22.9%
Flats5.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van10.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031331 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£332,500390 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£290,000–£413,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (99)£491,000
Semi-detached (195)£327,000
Terraced (87)£285,000
Flat (9)£130,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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