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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleOL13 8LDSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
Primary

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup

Primary

Rossendale · Bacup · OL13 8LD http://www.stjosephsbacup.co.uk

Pupils
132
cap. 145
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
132
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
132
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/04/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
+36pp
56%35%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
50%
Reading higher standard
0%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
38%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
97.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
132
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
61%
SEN
42%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 8LD
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
2024/2550%0%50%0%50%6%56%19%63%38%97.0100.098.042%132
2023/2414%0%52%14%14%0%43%10%48%52%102.0100.0102.043%120
2022/2325%5%50%20%25%5%40%10%40%45%101.099.0100.0-1.80-7.30-5.1028%113
2018/1950%4%54%13%58%13%58%8%83%54%100.0101.0104.0-3.90-3.50-3.5014%150
2017/1856%0%69%25%56%13%63%0%63%63%104.0102.0107.0+0.60-1.10-1.4020%148
2016/1725%5%50%20%50%10%30%5%55%45%99.095.0101.0-2.90-2.30-7.2018%146

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
2024/2513218.642%6%61%7%19%
2023/2412023.643%2%59%8%26%
2022/2311318.828%2%53%6%24%
2021/2212524.428%2%48%10%32%
2020/2114618.425%2%47%
2018/1915024.114%2%50%6%13%
2017/1814823.920%1%53%5%12%
2016/1714619.618%2%57%5%12%

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