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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen

Details

Age Range5-11 years
GenderMixed
TypeMaintained school, Voluntary aided school
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
Local AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
AddressLimes Avenue, BB3 2SG
School Websitewww.stjosephsrcp.co.uk/
Telephone1254706264
URN119667

School Census

Total 181
Girls/Boys 80/101
Girls/Boys Ratio 44.2%/55.8%
% pupils where English not first language 1.7%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals 36
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support 17.7%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 07/10/2015 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start DateOfsted Rating
07/10/2015 Good
10/09/2013 Requires improvement
Inspection Date 07/10/2015
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Good
Inspection Date 10/09/2013
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Requires improvement
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Inspection DateInspection TypeInspection Report
14 January 2025School inspectionView
09 January 2020School inspectionView
07 October 2015Full inspection: GoodView
21 November 2013Monitoring visitView
10 September 2013Full inspection: Requires ImprovementView
12 October 2011Full inspection: SatisfactoryView
23 June 2009Full inspection: SatisfactoryView
31 January 2006Full inspection: SatisfactoryView
08 May 2000Full inspectionView

Primary Results

Primary Results 2024
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard40%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard5%
Reading105
Maths102
Reading Progress-
Writing Progress-
Maths Progress-
Primary Results 2023
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard48
Pupils achieving at a higher standard0
Reading101
Maths101
Reading Progress-2.7
Writing Progress0.1
Maths Progress-2.0
Primary Results 2019
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard81%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard13%
Reading108
Maths107
Reading Progress5.3
Writing Progress1.5
Maths Progress3.6
Primary Results 2018
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard71%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard6%
Reading106
Maths105
Reading Progress0.0
Writing Progress0.0
Maths Progress-1.0

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications40
As First Preference12
As second preference18
As third preference10
Total Offers Made12
first preference offers12
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications49
As First Preference20
As second preference14
As third preference15
Total Offers Made20
first preference offers20
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications57
As First Preference21
As second preference21
As third preference15
Total Offers Made24
first preference offers21
second preference offers2
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications40
As First Preference19
As second preference10
As third preference11
Total Offers Made20
first preference offers19
second preference offers0
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications47
As First Preference26
As second preference13
As third preference8
Total Offers Made28
first preference offers26
second preference offers2
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications49
As First Preference29
As second preference11
As third preference9
Total Offers Made29
first preference offers29
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.05%
Total Applications40
As First Preference20
As second preference14
As third preference6
Total Offers Made19
first preference offers19
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications28
As First Preference12
As second preference8
As third preference8
Total Offers Made13
first preference offers12
second preference offers1
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications37
As First Preference15
As second preference16
As third preference6
Total Offers Made18
first preference offers15
second preference offers3
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications30
As First Preference12
As second preference13
As third preference5
Total Offers Made13
first preference offers12
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications25
As First Preference10
As second preference10
As third preference5
Total Offers Made11
first preference offers10
second preference offers0
third preference offers0

Ethnicity

time period 2023-24
white british ethnic origin
89.8%
traveller of irish heritage ethnic origin
2.3%
irish ethnic origin
1.7%
white and asian ethnic origin
1.1%
african ethnic origin
1.1%
any other white background ethnic origin
0.6%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin
0.6%
any other asian background ethnic origin
0.6%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
0.6%
time period 2022-23
white british ethnic origin
92.8%
irish ethnic origin
2.2%
traveller of irish heritage ethnic origin
1.1%
any other white background ethnic origin
1.1%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin
0.6%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
0.6%
any other asian background ethnic origin
0.6%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
0.6%

Nearby Schools

Holy Trinity VC School

(0.27 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Bank Top, , BB3 2RW

Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

(0.35 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

Age: 11-19, Gender: Mixed

Address: Sudell Road, , BB3 3HD

Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

(0.38 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 13-19, Gender: Mixed

Address: Police Street, , BB3 1AF

Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

(0.52 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Turncroft Road, BB3 2BW, BB3 2BW