# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell is a primary school in Chorley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 92 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119680. [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 92
- Council: Chorley
- URN: 119680

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, December 2024
Before that: Outstanding (overall), October 2019
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 17 December 2024
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, 71% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 71% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [Abbey Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-village-primary-school-e119307): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinscall-st-johns-cofe-and-methodist-primary-school-e119705): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Meadow View Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-view-learning-centre-e138868): 1.6 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/119680)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119680)

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