Academy converter · Primary
Cannock · WS12 1BE · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 152007
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Cannock · WS12 1DE
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
223
Local authority
Staffordshire
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Cannock, Staffordshire, 223 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 14%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Birmingham.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 152007
Location
- Address
- Hill Top, Hednesford
- Postcode
- WS12 1DE
- Town
- Cannock
- County
- Staffordshire
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- District
- Cannock Chase
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- Boys / girls
- 101 / 122
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 223 / 210 (106%)
- Free school meals
- 14%
- FSM pupils
- 29
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Governance
- Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Alexander Gilchrist
- Telephone
- 01543227225
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-11-28