Springfield Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 7JX
10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter
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St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Uttoxeter and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 15 members of The Painsley Catholic Academy. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter has one class per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter ranks in the top 28% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 36% of schools.
The St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter
Abbotsholme Prep School (5.3 miles); The Prep at Denstone College (5.9 miles).
Great Wood Community Primary School (6.8 miles); Church Broughton Church of England Primary School (9.4 miles); Clifton Church of England Primary School, Ashbourne (10.5 miles).
Abbotsholme School (5.3 miles); Denstone College (5.9 miles).
Painsley Catholic College (8.8 miles); Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School (12.4 miles); John Taylor High School (14.3 miles).