St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Wrightington is a small state primary where just 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in 2023/24. That puts it ten percentage points below the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, and ranks it 38th out of 48 primary schools in West Lancashire. The school’s maths average score of 101 is solidly in line with national expectations, but the reading average of 99 is slightly lower, and no pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing or maths. For a school with a very low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (5.1%), these results are notably weaker than the local norm, suggesting that factors beyond disadvantage are at play. The school is also heavily oversubscribed — 23 applications for just 7 places in 2025/26, with a ratio of 3.29 applicants per place — so demand from local families remains high despite the middling headline figures.

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