St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 90 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In June 2023 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2020.
Particular strengths include Representation, Attendance, Environment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Finances.
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Representation:In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance:Excellent. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is very low.
Environment:Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.
Disadvantaged pupils:About average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is below average.
Progress:About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Admissions:About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite low.
Attainment:About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Finances:Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit