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EnglandNorth WestPrestonPR1 5XLSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Primary

Preston · Preston · PR1 5XL www.sjps.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
347
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
347
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
347
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard
78%
+37pp
78%60%41%
'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
11%
+11pp
11%6%0%
'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
347
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
46%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Rigby Street, Preston, PR1 5XL
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%11%80%33%78%16%82%40%76%76%106.0107.0105.09%347
2023/2441%0%59%15%61%0%63%5%73%59%100.0101.0101.016%345

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534722.19%46%34%6%19%
2023/2434522.016%45%36%7%19%
2022/2335515%39%41%6%18%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.