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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

Chorley, PR6 8SDPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
17 1st-choice / 17 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1787 of 13,686 nationally

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell is a state-funded primary school in Chorley, North West, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 92 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 105.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (17 Dec 2024). 71% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 17 first-preference applications and 17 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressBury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, Chorley, PR6 8SD
HeadteacherMrs Katie Cunliffe
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils92
Free School Meals (FSM)7.6%
School Capacity92 / 105 (88% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Dec 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (17 Dec 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 14 Nov 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Speech & LanguagePhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:25

Breakfast club

08:00-08:55

After-school care

15:15-17:45

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

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.