St Josephs Catholic AcademyHumberstone Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.

Summary of the comparison

St Josephs Catholic Academy and Humberstone Junior School are primary schools in Leicester.

  • St Josephs Catholic Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Humberstone Junior School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Humberstone Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Josephs Catholic Academy was judged Good and Humberstone Junior School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for St Josephs Catholic Academy and 81.0% for Humberstone Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Josephs Catholic Academy (46.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Humberstone Junior School (78.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Josephs Catholic Academy versus Humberstone Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeicesterSt Josephs Catholic AcademyLeicesterHumberstone Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking46th of 81 in Leicester 7th of 81 in Leicester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll226 357
Capacity307 360
LocationLeicester, LE5 1HF Leicester, LE5 1AE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 20.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census226 357
Free school meals (ever 6)24.8% 26.1%
English as an additional language29.6% 32.2%
SEN support19.5% 18.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.9% Stronger figure14.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Josephs Catholic Academy

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