St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter in Stockport, Stockport.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 101 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 175 |
| Free school meals | 38.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Address | Etchells Street, St Petersgate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1EF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.st-josephs-pri.stockport.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01614805029 |
| URN | 149935 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 15 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 September 2022, published 13 November 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St Joseph's Stockport Catholic Primary School, URN 106122).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Vernon Park Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Banks Lane Infant School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Banks Lane Junior School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
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