St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- 149314
- Address
- Rigby Street, St Joseph's, PR1 5XL
- Website
- www.sjps.lancs.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 347 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 45.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
White British 34.6%
Other White 17.6%
Mixed 12.7%
Pakistani 10.1%
Indian 8.1%
African 6.6%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other Black 2%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAbove average2.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 41%
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 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
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, Preston
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 44
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 27 16 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 44 22 22 |
| Year 1 | 45 14 31 |
| Year 2 | 44 18 26 |
| Year 3 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 4 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 5 | 45 23 22 |
| Year 6 | 45 18 27 |