St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1 live vacancyMatlock · Derbyshire
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St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary academy in Matlock, Derbyshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 25 member schools: 20 primary schools, 5 secondary schools. Local authorities: Derby | Derbyshire | Nottinghamshire | Staffordshire | Stockport. Regions: East Midlands | North West | West Midlands. — from the ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary academy in Matlock, Derbyshire, part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.
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School information
- Official name
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Address
- Chesterfield Road
- Postcode
- DE4 3FT
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- URN (official identifier)
- 142827
- Establishment number
- 2020
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 156
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 240
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Ellis
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 4 Mar 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- stjosephsmatlock.srscmat.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01629583616
- Date opened
- 1 Nov 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 156 | 106,736 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 55.1% | 30.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 33.3% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.8% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.3% | 4.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 28 Apr 2025
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 14 Oct 2019
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary (URN 112929)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 20 May 2016
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary (URN 112929)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 22 Feb 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary (URN 112929)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 9 Jul 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary (URN 112929)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Jul 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary (URN 112929)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 7 Oct 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.2% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 23.8% | 11.6% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £110,050 for 71 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 55.5% | 31.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £860 | £422 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 146 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Derbyshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,101,000 £7,567 per pupil | £7,435 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,310,000 £9,003 per pupil | £6,901 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £636,000 £4,371 per pupil · 48.5% | £3,296 · 47.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £261,000 £1,794 per pupil · 19.9% | £1,384 · 20.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £49,000 £337 per pupil · 3.7% | £171 · 2.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £1,000 £7 per pupil · 0.1% | £146 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£209,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,263 per pupil, supply and agency £143 per pupil — spending up £740 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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