St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Dec 17 2024 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
119680
Address
Bury Lane, Withnell, PR6 8SD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
99 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
53.5%
Girls
46.5%
First language not English
1%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.1%
Persistent absence
3.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.9%
African 4%
Other White 3%
Mixed 1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.9
WritingAverage3.3
MathsAverage2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 79%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 29%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
8
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
15
8
7
Year 1
14
6
8
Year 2
14
6
8
Year 3
16
11
5
Year 4
9
7
2
Year 5
17
9
8
Year 6
14
6
8
Year 2024-2025

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