St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Chorley, Lancashire

PR6 8SD

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

62.5

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#3,164

National rank

#385

In North West

#82

In Lancashire

Top 22%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

71%

% achieving higher RWM ?

14%

Reading average scaled score ?

107.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

107.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 79% → 71% ▼ 8.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 99 % FSM ever-6 6.1% % EAL 1.0% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Abbey Village Primary School Chorley · 0.6 mi 75.3 Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School Chorley · 0.8 mi 48.9 Withnell Fold Primary School Chorley · 1.3 mi 27.3 Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Chorley · 2.3 mi 68.6 St Chad's Catholic Primary School Chorley · 2.4 mi 40.3 Westwood Primary School Chorley · 3.3 mi 28.6 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle Preston · 3.3 mi 67.2 Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School CHORLEY · 3.4 mi 67.8