St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 20 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
- 236 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 18.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.5%
- Persistent absence
- 5.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 76.3%
Mixed 5.5%
Indian 4.2%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other White 3.4%
African 3%
Irish 1.3%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 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 69%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 25 12 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 2 | 27 12 15 |
| Year 3 | 30 24 6 |
| Year 4 | 33 11 22 |
| Year 5 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 6 | 31 12 19 |