UK Schools
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a mixed primary academy in Derby, Derby City Council, teaching 375 pupils aged 4 to 11. Its last Ofsted inspection in October 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 1 September 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
- 4 INSET Days
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1–24 Autumn Term
- 1 Holidays
- 25–28 Holidays
- 29–31 Autumn Term
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 1–28 Autumn Term
- 22 INSET Days
- 1–25 Autumn Term
- 26–29 Holidays
- 30–31 Spring Term
- 1–30 Spring Term
- 1–31 Spring Term
- 3 Holidays
- 31 Holidays
- 1–30 Spring Term
- 1–30 Spring Term
- 26 INSET Days
Key dates (2026–2027)
- INSET Days Aug 4, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Sep 1, 2026-Dec 24, 2026 Term
- Holidays Dec 1, 2026 Holiday
- Holidays Dec 25, 2026-Dec 28, 2026 Holiday
- Autumn Term Dec 29, 2026-Mar 25, 2027 Term
- INSET Days Feb 22, 2027 Inset Day
- Holidays Mar 26, 2027-Mar 29, 2027 Holiday
- Spring Term Mar 30, 2027-Jul 30, 2027 Term
- Holidays May 3, 2027 Holiday
- Holidays May 31, 2027 Holiday
- INSET Days Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy with Derby City Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 59% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Derby City Council England
Attendance 8.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Derby City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.