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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lancashire

Bournes Row, Preston, PR5 0DQ

Website 01254853473

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

11.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

83

Capacity used

Has space

69%

120 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

11 of 11 families who put it first got an offer

12

Places offered

25

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1111● 100%
2nd preference81● 13%
3rd preference60● 0%
Total251248%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
SOPHIE BRIDGE
Address
Bournes Row, Gregson Lane, Preston, PR5 0DQ
Phone
01254853473
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton · Chorley
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119669

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals22%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support8%——
59% boys (49)41% girls (34)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

83 pupils · 120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    11 February 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 77 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
5%
21/22
5%
22/23
6%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths67%——
Higher standard7%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard80%
+18% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%
+18% vs England
Higher standard33%
+0% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard87%
+15% vs England
Greater depth33%
+20% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%
+19% vs England
Higher standard33%
+7% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard40%
+10% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard93%
+11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

912019582023672024802025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)80%61%
Higher standard13%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.