St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Yeathouse Road, Frizington, CA26 3PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Annette Savage
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 112350
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946810702
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Frizington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 55 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 25% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 25% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 29% | 25% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 29% | 25% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 98.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 96.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -7.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 45 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 28.9% | 55 | — |
| Frizington Community Primary School | 70% | 3.5% | 14.9% | 109 | 0.2 miles |
| Arlecdon Primary School | — | 3.6% | 18.9% | 46 | 1.3 miles |
| Montreal CofE Primary School | 33% | 5.3% | 43.4% | 107 | 1.8 miles |
| Kirkland Church of England Academy | — | 6.1% | 17.1% | 42 | 1.9 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 31.7% | 271 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.89%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 23.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Frizington Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Frizington
-
Arlecdon Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Frizington
-
Montreal CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Cleator Moor
-
Kirkland Church of England Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Frizington
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Cleator Moor
Other schools in Frizington
- Arlecdon Primary School Primary
- Frizington Community Primary School Primary
- Kirkland Church of England Academy Primary
- Frizington Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Frizington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is Miss Annette Savage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 55 on roll (65%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 14% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.