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St Joseph's RC Primary School

Stourbridge, DY8 2DT · Dudley · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 3 years ago Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
6.4/10 Broadly average

18th of 76 primary schools in Dudley we can score, 78 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 3,352 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.7/10 among them, against 7.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 73.0 · 73 40% 2.93
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 10.0 · 66 25% 1.65

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 73.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 10.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in March 2023. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.7 out of 10 among them, against 7.0 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. The school has 200 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving 10 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With only 10 places remaining, how does the school handle waiting lists for new starters? Since the last inspection was in 2023, what changes have been made to the curriculum since then? How does the school support pupils who are not reaching the higher standard in maths?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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