St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Preston, Lancashire

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (academy converter).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026

“The school is a welcoming place.”
“Leaders make sure that pupils’ differing needs are identified quickly when they join the school, whether in the early years or at other times.”
“Pupils who face additional barriers to learning benefit from carefully considered support to help them overcome these.”

“Some pupils’ fluency in writing is not as well developed as it is in reading.”
“This makes it more difficult for them to record their ideas or explain their learning.”
“They typically develop their reading and mathematical knowledge more effectively than their writing.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	78%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:

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.

Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.