St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedRoman Catholic
Bewley Drive, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 9PF
Headteacher · Mrs Jude Ryan
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Key facts
Pupils237Capacity 210
OfstedGoodInspected 13 December 2022
Free school meals34.6%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 13 December 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Knowsley council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in KnowsleyApplications for September 2026
28 of the 34 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered29
Applications81
First choice34
First-choice offers28
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Laurence's Catholic Primary School0.4 mi
- Kirkby CofE Primary School0.6 mi
- Park Brow Community Primary School0.6 mi
- Millbrook Community Primary School0.7 mi
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)0.7 mi