St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green

School overview

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green is a primary school serving Clitheroe, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 106 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green 'Good'. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 17.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 93% of the families who made St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 3% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.