St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston

State-Funded School

st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-darlaston-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Wolverhampton South EastConstituency

WS10 8HNPostcode

9.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Walsall, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 245 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

19%

Black

17%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

245

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 245
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Jun 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
23 Jun 2019	Good	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.