St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy

Stockport, SK5 6BG · Stockport · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2017 Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
OfstedGood
Pupils471
FSM30.6%
KS2 expected85%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-02-06 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: This is the first Ofsted inspection report for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy, following its conversion to academy status in 2024. The inspection found that the school is a new legal entity, and as such, it has not yet received an inspection under section 5 or section 8 of the Education Act 2005. The inspection was conducted on 6 February 2024.

Strengths:

  • The report does not mention any specific strengths or areas of praise.
  • The predecessor school, St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish, had a previous inspection report available on Ofsted's website.
  • The school has been converted to academy status, which may bring benefits to the school and its community.

Areas to improve:

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The report does not contain any specific information about safeguarding.

Catchment / designated area

Catchment area is criterion 3-5 (after LAC/medical, alongside siblings), ahead of pure distance.

Source: Stockport admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2017-03-28)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good

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