St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Warrington
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 June 2025. Warrington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Walton Avenue, Penketh, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Warrington, WA5 2AU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Warrington
- Pupils on roll
- 214 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Positive relationships between staff and pupils create a safe space.”
- “In this environment, pupils feel secure and comfortable sharing their worries or concerns.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, where the curriculum is relatively new, the school is in the process of developing its approach to checking what pupils know and remember.”
- “In these subjects, on occasion, this hinders teaching in identifying and addressing gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “However, staff sometimes do not spot and correct errors in pupils’ writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Warrington published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warrington.
- Park Road Community Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Penketh Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Sankey Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Penketh South Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chapelford Village Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published