St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Preston, Lancashire·PR5 0DQ
Composite score
67.2
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#2,237
National rank
#266
In North West
#59
In Lancashire
Top 15%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
11 first choices, 11 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
36
any preference, for 11 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
88
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,716
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 88 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 80% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 13.0 percentage points year on 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 among the top 15% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle their first choice was offered one of its 11 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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