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St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Aldrens Lane, Lancaster LA1 2DU · stjosephslancaster.co.uk · 0152465576
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 33%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 144
- 69% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 56.3%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 9 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼33% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119620)
Ofsted
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 5 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 5 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119620), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119620)
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119620)
Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119620)