Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #411 in Lancashire public Top 96% UK

St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Rachael Griffiths

corporate_fareMATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLancaster, LA1 2DU

phone 152465576

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2024

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Students

172

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Lancaster, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is an academy sponsor led in Lancaster, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 150 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #411 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #13,423 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 59%

Reading50% LA 73%

Writing54% LA 69%

Maths63% LA 72%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

13%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading19% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing25% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths38% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading47% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.2

-4.2 to 0.4

-0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 2.1

2.1

Maths

LA -0.3

0.0 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 June 2024

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-06-05

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-05-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2016-11-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(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 150 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	150	1	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	151	3	2.0%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	156	3	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	166	4	2.4%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	162	32	19.8%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	172	10	5.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	172	12	7.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	162	13	8.0%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	166	8	4.8%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	164	10	6.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	164	16	9.8%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils