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St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

Lancaster, LA1 2DUPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Jun 2024
KS2 Results
13%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
20 1st-choice / 21 places
Ranking
#13,637
of 13,686 nationally

About St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

St Josephs Catholic Primary School in Lancaster is a small state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, run by Lancashire local authority. It sits at the bottom of the local league table for its school type, ranked 46th out of 46 primary schools in the Lancaster area based on KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standards. The top-performing peers nearby include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley. The school is heavily oversubscribed for 2025/26, receiving 53 applications for just 21 places, with 20 first-preference offers made. That demand suggests strong local attachment, even as the school works through a period of change. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024 rated overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement, a step up from its previous Inadequate rating in 2019, with personal development now judged Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressAldrens Lane, Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 2DU
HeadteacherRachael Griffiths
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils150
Free School Meals (FSM)51.3%
School Capacity150 / 210 (71% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 Jun 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 11 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: stjosephslancaster.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.