# St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 119 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150299. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 119
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 150299

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Gisburn Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gisburn-road-community-primary-school-e119265): 320 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Coates Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coates-lane-primary-school-e119335): 850 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnoldswick-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e119360): 960 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [West Craven High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-craven-high-school-e142856): 1.1 km. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 35.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/150299)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150299)

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