St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Walton Avenue, Warrington, WA5 2AU
214 pupils · 89% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 June 2025, published 7 July 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 24 | 53 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 16 | 43 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 18 | 49 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 25 | 46 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 28 | 52 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 27 | 49 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 33 | 32 | 60 | 33 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 38 | 32 | 64 | 36 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Park Road Community Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Penketh Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Great Sankey Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Penketh South Community Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Chapelford Village Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.