St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy
Reddish, SK5 6BG · Stockport local authority
Reddish’s School Grade B better than 58% of towns in England
What stands out about St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy
- Its own letter, A+: Key Stage 2 results better than 95% of England’s primary schools
- 83% meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 21 points above England’s schools
- Ofsted: Good, February 2023 (shown, not graded)
- Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026 (47 of 47)
- Homes in its postcode sector (SK5 6) sold for a median £210,000; Reddish’s is £221,255
Results
DfE · Key Stage 2Reading, writing and maths 83%
Met the expected standard, DfE’s 3-year average 2023–2025 · higher than 95% of England’s 14,979 graded primaries · Stockport avg 63%
Each subject, 2025
Met the expected standard; the mark is England’s schools · average scaled score: reading 109, maths 107 (100 = the expected standard)
Disadvantaged pupils, 2025
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: the 27 disadvantaged pupils and the rest, beside England’s schools
England’s figures are of its graded mainstream state schools, each school counted once; grammar schools are included, which is why the right-hand tail is long. Small cohorts are suppressed.
How hard is it to get a place at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy?
Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026.
Years when some first choices missed out: 2019 (3), 2020 (16), 2021 (1). The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust sets the admissions rules. Apply through Stockport council’s coordinated admissions.
Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places
100% got their first choice
Reddish and Stockport, side by side
2023–2025All 76 graded primaries in Stockport. Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually score lower, so a school above the crowd for its free school meals is doing better than its intake predicts. Reddish’s schools are coloured by their letter.
Show as a table
| School | Letter | Free school meals | KS2 expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatley Primary School | A+ | 7% | 94% |
| Norris Bank Primary School | A+ | 8% | 88% |
| Torkington Primary School | A+ | 4% | 87% |
| Bradshaw Hall Primary School | A+ | 12% | 86% |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy | A+ | 30% | 83% |
| Alexandra Park Primary School | A | 24% | 82% |
| Tithe Barn Primary School | A | 6% | 81% |
| Ladybrook Primary School | A | 5% | 80% |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | A | 3% | 80% |
| Great Moor Junior School | A | 10% | 79% |
| Norbury Hall Primary School | A | 4% | 79% |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | A | 10% | 78% |
| Bredbury Green Primary School | A | 42% | 78% |
| Oak Tree Primary School | A | 10% | 77% |
| Thorn Grove Primary School | A | 16% | 77% |
| Cheadle Catholic Junior School | A | 9% | 77% |
| Lum Head Primary School | A | 16% | 76% |
| Didsbury Road Primary School | A | 9% | 76% |
| St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | A | 10% | 76% |
| Ludworth Primary School | A− | 6% | 75% |
| Moss Hey Primary School | A− | 3% | 75% |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel | A− | 7% | 74% |
| Hursthead Junior School | A− | 4% | 74% |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | A− | 45% | 73% |
| High Lane Primary School | A− | 12% | 73% |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | A− | 7% | 72% |
| Pownall Green Primary School | A− | 4% | 71% |
| Mellor Primary School | A− | 5% | 71% |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple | B+ | 17% | 70% |
| Meadowbank Primary School | B+ | 12% | 69% |
| Lane End Primary School | B+ | 2% | 68% |
| North Cheshire Jewish Primary School | B+ | 10% | 68% |
| Bramhall Park Primary School | B | 10% | 67% |
| Outwood Primary School | B | 29% | 66% |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | B | 15% | 66% |
| Broadstone Hall Primary School | B | 22% | 65% |
| Banks Lane Junior School | B− | 26% | 64% |
| Etchells Primary School | B− | 21% | 64% |
| Prospect Vale Primary School | B− | 20% | 62% |
| Moorfield Primary School | B− | 7% | 62% |
| Romiley Primary School | B− | 12% | 62% |
| Fairway Primary School | C+ | 15% | 60% |
| Bolshaw Primary School | C+ | 12% | 60% |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | C+ | 22% | 59% |
| Westmorland Primary School | C+ | 62% | 58% |
| Hazel Grove Primary School | C | 25% | 57% |
| Rose Hill Primary School | C | 16% | 56% |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | C | 50% | 56% |
| Cheadle Village Primary School | C | 21% | 55% |
| Mersey Vale Primary School | C | 37% | 55% |
| Cale Green Primary School | C | 32% | 55% |
| Cheadle Heath Primary School | C | 28% | 55% |
| St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary | C | 34% | 55% |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School | C | 46% | 54% |
| Vale View Primary School | C | 43% | 54% |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | C | 33% | 54% |
| St Simon's Catholic Primary School | C− | 13% | 53% |
| Dial Park Primary School | C− | 47% | 53% |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | C− | 25% | 53% |
| Greave Primary School | C− | 12% | 52% |
| Arden Primary School | C− | 33% | 51% |
| Woodley Primary School | C− | 14% | 51% |
| Whitehill Primary School | C− | 56% | 50% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | C− | 39% | 49% |
| Brookside Primary School | D | 11% | 47% |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington | D | 70% | 44% |
| Warren Wood Primary School | D | 9% | 43% |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport | D | 53% | 41% |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | D | 60% | 41% |
| Bridge Hall Primary School | D | 62% | 40% |
| Ladybridge Primary School | D | 41% | 39% |
| Lark Hill Primary School | D | 50% | 39% |
| Abingdon Primary School | D | 45% | 39% |
| Vernon Park Primary School | D− | 26% | 38% |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport | D− | 52% | 38% |
| Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School | D− | 47% | 38% |
Who goes here
DfE school census, January 2025471 pupils. SEN support is extra help in school for a special educational need; an EHC plan is the council’s legal plan for pupils who need more.
Girls and boys
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy’s letter
Its own results against England’s schools, not the town’s School Grade.
How school letters are worked out
Each school’s measure is compared with every graded school in England of the same phase: for primaries, the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (DfE’s three-year average); for secondaries, Attainment 8 and the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths, each turned into a z-score against England’s schools and averaged. The letter comes from the share of those schools it beats, in the same bands as every grade on the site. The same method gives U.S. schools their letters, against their own state.
Graded: England’s open mainstream state schools with published results (grammar schools included, which select by test). Not graded: special schools, alternative provision, nurseries, 16–19 colleges, UTCs and studio schools, Welsh schools. Ofsted plays no part.
Ofsted inspections
Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good, February 2023.
Living near St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy
For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.
Home prices in SK5 6, the school’s postcode sector
Reddish property prices →Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025
By type, the 36 months to August 2026
Homes in SK5 6 sell for a little under Reddish’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.
Schools within 1.6 miles
29 state schoolsLocation
Directions ↗Reddish, SK5 6BG
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy: common questions
Is St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy a good school?
By its published results, well above average: its Key Stage 2 results are better than 95% of England’s primary schools (its letter is A+), with 83% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% for England’s schools. Ofsted: Good, February 2023.
How hard is it to get into St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy?
For September 2026, 47 families put St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy first and all of them were offered a place; 50 places were offered in all.
What is St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy’s Ofsted rating?
Its latest inspection outcome is Good (February 2023).
How much do houses cost near St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy?
Homes in its postcode sector, SK5 6, sold for a median £210,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (582 sales).
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.
A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Reddish’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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