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

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personMrs Michelle Scott

location_onBacup, OL13 8LD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

113

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bacup, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup is a voluntary aided school in Bacup, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 132 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #363 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #12,370 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%

Reading50% LA 73%

Writing50% LA 69%

Maths56% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

14%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading52% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing14% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths43% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing25% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths40% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.2

-4.6 to 0.9

-7.3

Write

LA 0.1

-10.0 to -4.7

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-7.7 to -2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths58% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA -0.2

-6.4 to -1.4

-3.5

Write

LA 0.1

-5.9 to -1.2

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.7 to -1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 65%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing56% LA 78%

Maths63% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 3.7

-1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-4.1 to 1.9

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.2 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 April 2022

Inspection Report

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19 June 2018

Inspection Report

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01 July 2014

Inspection Report

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08 October 2013

Inspection Report

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18 March 2013

Inspection Report

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13 December 2012

Inspection Report

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18 January 2011

Inspection Report

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03 October 2007

Inspection Report

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06 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-01

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.8%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 132 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	132	1	0.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	124	5	4.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	128	3	2.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	120	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	118	7	5.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	127	8	6.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	113	4	3.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	111	1	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	126	1	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	125	3	2.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	124	4	3.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	141	5	3.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	146	2	1.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	143	4	2.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	140	8	5.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	132	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	155	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	150	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	147	12	8.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	148	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	148	3	2.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	146	4	2.7%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	136	11	8.1%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

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

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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