St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

School overview

St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Accrington, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 129 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 'Inadequate'. 36% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 98 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 12 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.2%. There are about 20.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.