St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Marlborough Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 3AF

Not rated

Inspected 7 May 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

85%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

432

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Trafford →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 432 / 420 (103%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Catholic
Last Ofsted Inspection: 7 May 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

4.8%

Disadvantaged

34%

EAL

1.4%

SEN support

8.6%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

85%

Expected standard (RWM)

25%

Higher standard (RWM)

110

Avg reading score

111

Avg maths score

Attendance

3.3%

Overall absence

4.6%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

18.6

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.6 vs 2023/24

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.2 vs 2023/24

11.44

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.7 vs 2023/24

£46,188

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 14% on leadership pay

↑ +£5,786 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +0.4 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 2 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£5,692

Spend per pupil

£5,879

Income per pupil

47%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.