St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 9 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 119667
- Address
- Limes Avenue, BB3 2SG
- Website
- www.stjosephsrcp.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 177 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 89.8%
Irish Traveller 2.3%
Irish 1.7%
Mixed 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 1.1%
Other White 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 12
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 22 10 12 |
| Year 1 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 2 | 23 14 9 |
| Year 3 | 27 14 13 |
| Year 4 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 5 | 24 14 10 |
| Year 6 | 23 12 11 |