UK Schools
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a mixed primary academy in Matlock, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 156 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in September 2019. In 2024–2025, 37% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
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 Advent Term 1 Friday Friday
- 4 September Friday
- 23 Advent Term 1 Friday Friday
- 2 Advent Term 2 Monday Friday
- 30 November Monday
- 18 Advent Term 2 Monday Friday
- 4 Lent Term 1 Monday Friday
- 12 Lent Term 1 Monday Friday
- 22 Lent Term 2 Monday Thursday
- 22 February Monday
- 25 Lent Term 2 Monday Thursday
- 12 Pentecost Term 1 Monday Friday
- 28 Pentecost Term 1 Monday Friday
- 28 May Friday
- 7 Pentecost Term 2 Monday Monday
- 26 Pentecost Term 2 Monday Monday
- 26 July Monday
Key dates (2026–2027)
- Advent Term 1 Friday Friday Sep 4, 2026 Term
- September Friday Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- Advent Term 1 Friday Friday Oct 23, 2026 Term
- Advent Term 2 Monday Friday Nov 2, 2026 Term
- November Monday Nov 30, 2026 Inset Day
- Advent Term 2 Monday Friday Dec 18, 2026 Term
- Lent Term 1 Monday Friday Jan 4, 2027 Term
- Lent Term 1 Monday Friday Feb 12, 2027 Term
- Lent Term 2 Monday Thursday Feb 22, 2027 Term
- February Monday Feb 22, 2027 Inset Day
- Lent Term 2 Monday Thursday Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Pentecost Term 1 Monday Friday Apr 12, 2027 Term
- Pentecost Term 1 Monday Friday May 28, 2027 Term
- May Friday May 28, 2027 Inset Day
- Pentecost Term 2 Monday Monday Jun 7, 2027 Term
- Pentecost Term 2 Monday Monday Jul 26, 2027 Term
- July Monday 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 Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 37% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Derbyshire County Council England
Attendance 19.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Derbyshire County 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.