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Ungraded inspection Feb 2024 · not yet graded as an academy
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65% combined
KS2 Expected Standard
2024-25 · cohort of 26
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September 2026 entry: places were left, and everyone who put it first was offered one.
0.30 miles was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2023-24.
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0.6 first-choice applicants per place
Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27
Source · DfE school performance tables
Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)
Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25
Type
Academy
Phase
Primary
Age Range
3 - 11
Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Nursery Classes
Yes
Pupils per year group
~25*
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Paquim
* Pupils on roll divided by the year groups in the school's age range. This is not a class size.
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September 2026 entry: places were left, and everyone who put it first was offered one.
0.30miles
was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2023-24 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year: not a boundary, and not a guarantee.
Last distance offered at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse, year by year →
Priority order when there are more applications than places, 2027-28 (Reception):
For more about over-subscription criteria, see: Catholic Primary Schools.
Published by the admission authority. A criterion sets the order places are offered in and never guarantees a place.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse has 196 pupils on roll.
In 2024-25, 65% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse is located in Brighouse, HD6 2NT, Calderdale.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Yes — St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
On offer day for 2023-24 (Reception), the furthest place offered at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse was 0.30 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
When St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Catholic children — 'Looked After' children from Catholic families or children from Catholic families who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order; 2. Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Catholic children with a sibling who attends St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brighouse; 3. Baptised Catholic in area — Baptised Catholic children who live in the defined area, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.3% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.
Children attending these settings are given priority in this school's admissions.
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