St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Huttock End Lane
Stacksteads
Bacup
Lancashire
OL13 8LD
Phone 01706873177
Reference Number 119661

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School has shown significant improvement, having transitioned from a previous inspection grade of 'Requires Improvement' to now being rated as 'Good' overall. The school is well-regarded for its positive atmosphere where pupils are happy, well-behaved, and feel safe. Notably, the early years provision has been rated as 'Outstanding', indicating a strong foundation for children entering the school. Leaders prioritize an ambitious curriculum and ensure that pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), achieve well, with a commendable focus on both academic and personal development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 132
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.73%
Girls: 52.27%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 58.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 5 14
2 7 11 18
3 8 11 19
4 11 9 20
5 7 13 20
6 7 11 18

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.3%
Asian, Other 3.8%
Unclassified 3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.3%
White & Asian 2.3%
White, Other 1.5%
African 1.5%
Mixed, Other 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 05 Apr 2022
Date Report
05 Apr 2022 School inspection:
19 Jun 2018 Full inspection:
01 Jul 2014 Full inspection:
08 Oct 2013 Monitoring visit
18 Mar 2013 Monitoring visit
13 Dec 2012 Full inspection:
18 Jan 2011 Full inspection:
03 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
06 May 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between pupils and staff promote a positive learning environment.
  • Children in early years receive exceptional support, leading to excellent achievements.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and interesting, benefiting all pupils.
  • Effective strategies are in place to support pupils with SEND.
  • Pupils are encouraged to engage in various clubs and responsibilities.
  • The school prioritizes reading and phonics with systematic support for struggling pupils.
  • Staff report high satisfaction and support from leadership regarding their well-being.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a small number of subjects, recent changes to the curriculum are still in early stages of implementation.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 97
Maths 100

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.8
Writing -7.3
Maths -5.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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