What did Ofsted judge St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey's quality of education as Good at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey has 168 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey take?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey located?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey is located in Wallasey, CH44 7ED, Wirral.

How do I apply to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey 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.

Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey have a religious character?

Yes — St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey?

When St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2&3); 2. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2); 3. Catholic children who are resident in the parish of St Joseph’s, Wallasey (see notes 3, 7 & 8), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 83.3% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2024-25 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey, year by year →

How places are decided at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2&3)
2Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2)
3Catholic children who are resident in the parish of St Joseph’s, Wallasey (see notes 3, 7 & 8)
4Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3)
5Any other children.

Where St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (Wallasey) is oversubscribed, places will be allocated in the following Within each of the categories listed above, the following provisions will be applied in the following order. (i) The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within each category so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made after children in (1) above (see note 4). (ii) The children of staff will be given increased priority within each category so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made after children in (1) above (see note 6).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.