St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Mount Pleasant Road, Pudsey, LS28 7AZ
297 pupils · 94% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 10.4%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 12 June 2024, published 9 September 2024. 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 | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 24 | 75 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 26 | 89 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 39 | 86 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 34 | 34 | 82 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 40 | 105 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 38 | 37 | 90 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 40 | 37 | 98 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 38 | 86 | 42 |
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
- Lowtown Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Swinnow Primary School 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School 0.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Greenside Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Stanningley Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Southroyd Primary and Nursery School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.