St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Pendle and ClitheroeConstituency

BB18 5ENPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 119 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

119

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 119
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.