St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Aldrens Lane, Lancaster, LA1 2DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachael Griffiths
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Sponsor
- Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 148770
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0152465576
About this school
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Lancaster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 16 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 13% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 19% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 38% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 25% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 95.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 96.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster compares
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster ranked 414th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 8.6% | 51.3% | 144 | — |
| Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 40% | 6% | 41.4% | 188 | 0.3 miles |
| Lancaster Ryelands Primary School | 63% | 7.3% | 62.2% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| Castle View Primary Academy | 31% | 7.1% | 52.5% | 100 | 0.7 miles |
| Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School | 65% | 5.9% | 16.8% | 372 | 0.9 miles |
| The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster | 80% | 5.6% | 28.7% | 195 | 1.0 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)
- 51.33%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.64%
- Persistent absence
- 29.37%
Location
Nearby schools
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Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Castle View Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster1.0 miles
Primary · Lancaster
Other schools in Lancaster
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster ranks 23rd of the 24 ranked primary schools in Lancaster.
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Bentham Community Primary School Primary
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Castle View Primary Academy Primary
- Caton Primary School Primary
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cawthorne's Endowed School Primary
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster teach?
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lancaster.
- Who is the headteacher of St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster?
- The headteacher of St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is Miss Rachael Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster?
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster full?
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster has capacity for 210 pupils and 144 on roll (69%), 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 Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster a faith school?
- Yes. St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Does St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster part of an academy trust?
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster ranked 414th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster's absence rate?
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster'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 10 July 2026.