We are delighted with the report from our most recent Ofsted Inspection, which was carried out in March 2025. You can find the report by clicking here: OFSTED MARCH 2025
Findings from the report include:
- St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy is a warm, welcoming and vibrant learning community.
- At the start of the school day, pupils arrive with smiles on their faces. Staff greet them at their classroom doors cheerfully. This positive and happy atmosphere continues throughout the day.
- The school has high expectations for all pupils. Pupils rise to the academic and personal challenges that are set for them.
- Parents are highly positive about the work of the school. One parent summed up the school’s many successes by saying, ‘the school provides a high standard of education and teaches children to be good, well rounded, loving individuals.’
- The school’s personal development offer is second to none.
- The school has established a broad and ambitious curriculum. From the early years to Year 6, the school identifies the important knowledge that pupils should learn
Parent View
You can now share your views on our school via Ofsted’s Parent View website. By sharing your views, Ofsted hopes you’ll be helping the school to improve. You will also be able to see what other parents have said about us.
Religious Inspection
Our last Religious (Diocesan Canonical) Inspection was in May 2024, when we were judged to be an good Catholic school.
Some of the key findings of the report include:
- All members of the community fully embrace the Catholic identity of the school, and
enthusiastically participate in implementing its mission statement on a daily basis.
• Leaders and governors are highly ambitious in ensuring the very best Catholic education for
all pupils; they are ably supported by a united staff team.
• Teachers demonstrate a deep understanding of the importance of religious education, and the
impact it has on the moral and spiritual development of pupils.
• The school’s provision for Collective Worship is a beacon of excellent practice.
• Prayer and Liturgy is at the heart of the school, carefully structured to ensure that all encounter Christ in a variety of opportunities
FINAL CSI Report St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Market
