St Joseph's RC Primary School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Dudley council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Dudley's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 31 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (97%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Rb Sports Activities St Josephs, holiday club. Ofsted report
• The Extra Club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 15 February 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

5–11

Pupils

201 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Birmingham

Academy trust

EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

Phone

01384431980

Address

Leavale Road, Norton, Stourbridge, DY8 2DT

Website

st-jo-st.sch.life

Official school record, including Ofsted reports