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EnglandNorth WestChorleyPR6 8SDSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

Primary

Chorley · Chorley · PR6 8SD www.stjosephswithnell.co.uk

Pupils
99
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
99
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
99
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
-8pp
100%86%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
14%
-15pp
50%32%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
107.0
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
99
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Bury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8SD
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
2024/2571%14%86%36%71%21%93%21%93%64%107.0107.0105.012%99
2023/2479%29%79%57%79%29%79%36%79%86%111.0108.0110.09%98
2022/2383%25%92%67%92%33%92%50%100%83%111.0107.0107.0+4.90+3.30+2.7011%100
2018/1987%47%93%53%100%60%93%73%100%93%110.0111.0113.0+4.60+5.50+5.4014%98
2017/18100%50%100%50%100%67%100%67%100%92%110.0110.0112.0+4.30+6.10+4.706%88
2016/17100%44%100%67%100%56%100%89%100%100%114.0115.0114.0+5.50+2.90+7.304%79

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
2024/259923.012%1%6%3%3%
2023/249814.29%0%9%4%6%
2022/2310015.611%1%7%4%5%
2021/229913.111%2%6%4%5%
2020/219717.312%2%7%
2018/199820.914%1%9%2%
2017/188813.86%2%10%2%
2016/177916.84%2%11%2%

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