St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Lancaster · Lancashire
MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 16 member schools: 14 primary schools, 2 secondary schools. Local authorities: Cumberland | Lancashire | Westmorland and Furness. Regions: North West. — from the MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST public record.
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is a primary academy in Lancaster, Lancashire, part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
- Address
- Aldrens Lane
- Postcode
- LA1 2DU
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- URN (official identifier)
- 148770
- Establishment number
- 2013
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 144
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachael Griffiths
- Ofsted inspection
- Requires improvement · Inspected 5 Jun 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stjosephslancaster.co.uk
- Telephone
- 0152465576
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2021
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
| 2025/26 | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 144 | 176,206 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 56.3% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 14.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.5% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 16.7% | 14.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
10 published inspections for St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 11 Jul 2024
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
Report published 16 Mar 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Inadequate
Report published 8 Jul 2019
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Not taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 11 Jun 2018
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 10 Jan 2017
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 9 Dec 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Feb 2013
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 26 Jul 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 25 May 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (URN 119620)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 1 Mar 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.3% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 24.1% | 13.0% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £117,800 for 76 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 52.0% | 26.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £807 | £347 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 150 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Lancashire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,431,000 £9,540 per pupil | £7,343 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,328,000 £8,853 per pupil | £6,799 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £428,000 £2,853 per pupil · 32.2% | £3,033 · 44.6% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £195,000 £1,300 per pupil · 14.7% | £1,483 · 21.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £137,000 £913 per pupil · 10.3% | £230 · 3.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £137,000 £913 per pupil · 10.3% | £203 · 3.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £103,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £43,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,042 per pupil, supply and agency £741 per pupil — spending up £811 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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