St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119671
- Address
- Cedar Road, PR6 0JF
- Website
- www.stjosephschorley.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 238 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 16%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.6%
- Persistent absence
- 7.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 78.6%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 4.2%
Indian 3.4%
Other Asian 3.4%
African 2.5%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.6
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 80%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 26 13 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 11 19 |
| Year 1 | 26 12 14 |
| Year 2 | 30 24 6 |
| Year 3 | 32 11 21 |
| Year 4 | 31 14 17 |
| Year 5 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 6 | 32 17 15 |