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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Rigby Street, Preston, PR1 5XL

Local ranking372nd of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
78.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
80.0%
Writing (Expected)
78.0%
Maths (Expected)
82.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
76.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
45

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
347
Boys
163 (47%)
Girls
184 (53%)
Capacity
315 (110% full)
SEND
8.9%
FSM Eligible
33.9%
EAL
45.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.7%
SEN Support
7.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,127/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 34.9%
  • White Other: 17.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 10.2%
  • Asian Indian: 8.1%
  • Black African: 6.7%
  • Mixed Other: 5.5%
  • Asian Other: 4.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.8%

34.9%

White British

17.7%

White Other

10.2%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149314
UKPRN
10091147
Establishment No.
3322
Trust
MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST