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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton

Chorley, PR6 9LZ · Lancashire · primary school

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Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
6.2/10 Broadly average

120th of 448 primary schools in Lancashire we can score, 481 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 3,795 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 4.7/10 among them, against 6.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 65.0 · 52 62% 3.19
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 13.0 · 78 38% 2.98

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 65.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 13.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 4.7 out of 10 among them, against 6.2 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join the Jam Coding Computing Club, CraftEd, board games, Yogi group, and Choir. Sports include dance, basketball, gymnastics, athletics, multi skills, hockey, football, and Bikeability. Arts features instrumental tuition, Christmas plays, and a Year 6 end of year show. Trips range from EYFS visits to Bradley's Farm and Year 2 trips to Chester Zoo, through to Year 6 residential and Young Voices. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.

Getting in. The school has 180 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving 30 spare places. This means the school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are not yet meeting the expected standard in maths? What specific activities are included in the Year 6 residential trip? How do the breakfast and after-school clubs integrate with the main curriculum?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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