St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Rigby Street, Preston, PR1 5XL

Local ranking372nd of 464 primary schools in Lancashire

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston (URN 119430) since 1 December 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

View on Ofsted

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: 167 (48%)
Girls: 180 (52%)
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

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

01772796112

admin@sjps.lancs.sch.uk

Visit website

Rigby Street

Preston, North West

Open in full map

Administrative

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

Often compared with

Parents weighing up St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston usually look at the nearest primary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.