St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell
Bury Lane, Chorley, PR6 8SD
92 pupils · 88% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2019, published 14 November 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 17 | 45 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 8 | 8 | 38 | 8 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 12 | 38 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 12 | 37 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 15 | 45 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 16 | 43 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 13 | 11 | 45 | 13 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 15 | 48 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Abbey Village Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Withnell Fold Primary School 2.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School 3.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Feniscowles Primary School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.