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

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup is a primary school in Rossendale, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 125 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119661. [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 125
- Council: Rossendale
- URN: 119661

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 28 April 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
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, 50% of pupils at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 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.

- [Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacup-holy-trinity-stacksteads-church-of-england-primary-school-e119414): 190 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Valley Leadership Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-valley-leadership-academy-e147018): 1.4 km. Secondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 34.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacup-st-saviours-community-primary-school-e119191): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Waterfoot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterfoot-primary-school-e119199): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacup-and-rawtenstall-grammar-school-e150261): 1.9 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 75.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bacup Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacup-nursery-school-e119097): 2 km. Nursery. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met

## 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/119661)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119661)

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