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EnglandNorth WestWest LancashireWN6 9RESt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington

Primary

West Lancashire · Wigan · WN6 9RE https://www.st-josephs-wrightington.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
79
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
79
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
79
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+15pp
76%63%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
18%
+18pp
18%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
105.0
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
79
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RE
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
2024/2565%18%65%24%76%18%76%47%71%59%105.0107.0105.020%79
2023/2450%0%67%0%67%0%58%8%75%25%99.0101.097.016%89
2022/2358%0%92%17%83%0%67%0%100%75%105.0103.0102.0-1.60-1.20-2.4010%105
2018/1968%4%71%36%82%4%82%32%89%79%104.0106.0105.0-0.40-1.10+0.707%140
2017/1876%12%76%29%88%18%94%24%88%82%107.0105.0106.0+1.30+0.50+0.804%146
2016/1773%0%95%14%82%5%86%27%91%82%106.0106.0104.0+2.10-1.20+1.803%126

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
2024/257917.120%5%5%6%13%
2023/248917.016%3%4%5%6%
2022/2310513.610%4%6%4%7%
2021/2211318.510%2%4%7%18%
2020/2111320.811%0%4%
2018/1914019.17%0%10%4%10%
2017/1814622.84%0%7%4%7%
2016/1712619.73%0%4%3%6%

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