St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/02/2017. 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 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rigby Street, Preston

School Information

Address: Rigby Street, Preston, PR1 5XL
Website: www.sjps.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772796112
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Monaghan
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119430

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 162

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.1
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stoneygate Nursery School
Stoneygate Walk , PR1 3XU 		3out of 4 1,565 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Rigby Street , PR1 5XL 		2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Preston St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
New Hall Lane , PR1 5XB 		2out of 4 242 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ribbleton Avenue Infant School
Ribbleton Avenue , PR1 5RU 		4out of 4 498 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School
Emerson Road , PR1 5SN 		3out of 4 538 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Olive School, Preston
Vicarage Lane , PR2 8DW 		4out of 4 844 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Deepdale Mill Street , PR1 5BY 		4out of 4 647 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Adelaide Street , PR1 4BD 		4out of 4 814 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Moor Park Avenue , PR1 6DT 		2out of 4 1,267 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR 		3out of 4 1,904 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Temple School, A Church of England Specialist College
St Vincent's Road , Fulwood PR2 8RA 		4out of 4 2,840 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD 		- not rated 1,253 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Preston College
Fulwood Campus , St Vincent's Road PR2 8UR 		- not rated 2,790 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Acorns Primary School
Moor Park , Blackpool Road PR1 6AU 		3out of 4 1,571 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Larches High School
Moor Park , PR1 6AA 		3out of 4 1,603 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Imam Muhammad Zakariya School
2 Bairstow Street , PR1 3TN 		- not rated 1,932 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Abrar Academy
34-36 Garstang Road , PR1 1NA 		- not rated 2,008 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Ribbleton Hall Drive , PR2 6EE 		3out of 4 2,072 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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