St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 5 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
148770
Address
Aldrens Lane, LA1 2DU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
150 (76% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
15.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
51.3%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 71.3%
Other White 8.7%
African 6%
Other 3.3%
Gypsy/Roma 2.7%
Mixed 2.7%
Indian 2.7%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.9
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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 95
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 96
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
21
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
1
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 classes21.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
20
11
9
Year 1
16
10
6
Year 2
22
11
11
Year 3
18
10
8
Year 4
23
14
9
Year 5
26
9
17
Year 6
25
13
12
Year 2024-2025

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