St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Sandy Lane, Accrington, BB5 2AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sinead Colbeck
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Sponsor
- Romero Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 150307
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254233019
About this school
St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Accrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as St Anne's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 119656).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 |
Trends over time
How St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 153 |
| 2024/25 | 129 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compares
St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 410th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 7.6% | 36.6% | 130 | — |
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.9% | 29.5% | 137 | 0.3 miles |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School | 48% | 7.4% | 51.8% | 220 | 0.5 miles |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary School | 57% | 6.1% | 32.5% | 570 | 0.6 miles |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School | 24% | 5.9% | 40.7% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 46.8% | 176 | 0.9 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)
- 36.59%
- English as an additional language
- 27.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 28.69%
Location
Nearby schools
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Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Woodnook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Peel Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Accrington
Other schools in Accrington
St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranks 22nd of the 25 ranked primary schools in Accrington.
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Huncoat Primary School Primary
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School Primary
- Altham St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Accrington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Mrs Sinead Colbeck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, 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 Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 130 on roll (62%), 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 Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 410th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% 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 Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy'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.