St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Aldrens Lane, Lancaster, LA1 2DU
144 pupils · 69% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 56.3%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — 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 5 June 2024, published 11 July 2024. 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 | 33% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 20 | 53 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 18 | 57 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 18 | 45 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 24 | 48 | 24 |
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
- Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Lancaster Ryelands Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Castle View Primary Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.6 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.