St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

st-josephs-catholic-voluntary-academy-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE23 6SBPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 375 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

24%

Asian

28%

Black

28%

Mixed

15%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

375

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

75%

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: 375
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 October 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
1 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.