St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 31/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Garstang Road North, Preston

School Information

Address: Garstang Road North, Preston, PR4 3HA
Website: www.st-josephs-kirkham.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772683009
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs C Gili-Ross
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119629

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 99
Number of Boys: 55
Number of Girls: 44

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -1.3 to 4.8
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.9
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham
Garstang Road North , Medlar-with-Wesham PR4 3HA 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
Garstang Road North , Wesham PR4 3DE 		3out of 4 505 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Kirkham and Wesham Primary School
Nelson Street , Kirkham PR4 2JP 		3out of 4 1,004 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham
Victoria Road , Kirkham PR4 2BT 		4out of 4 1,219 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School
School Lane , Kirkham PR4 2SL 		3out of 4 1,230 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carr Hill High School
Royal Avenue , Kirkham PR4 2ST 		2out of 4 1,768 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirkham Pear Tree School
29 Station Road , Kirkham PR4 2HA 		4out of 4 1,210 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Kirkham Grammar School
Ribby Road , Kirkham PR4 2BH 		- not rated 1,458 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Linton School
Kirkham Road , Freckleton PR4 1HX 		- not rated 3,040 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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