St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

BirkenheadConstituency

CH43 5UTPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 237 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead is part of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 41%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

14%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

237

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 237
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.