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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
Woodchurch Road, Oxton, Prenton CH43 5UT
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 310 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School, St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary School and St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy.)
Particular strengths include Admissions and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Attainment.
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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is about average.
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community. Show details
Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is poor, 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.)
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
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