Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green

3–11Ages
110Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119641URN

Whalley Road, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, BB7 9QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

18 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.3 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

18 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	14	18	1.3	14	1.00
Sep 2025	14	23	1.6	16	1.14
Sep 2024	14	30	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2023	15	29	1.9	20	1.33
Sep 2022	15	29	1.9	19	1.27
Sep 2021	14	25	1.8	14	1.00
Sep 2020	15	31	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2019	12	21	1.8	13	1.08
Sep 2018	11	17	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2017	12	20	1.7	14	1.17
Sep 2016	9	17	1.9	9	1.00
Sep 2015	9	22	2.4	9	1.00
Sep 2014	9	18	2.0	8	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 71% · Maths 100% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%123rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	7%	107	108
2023/24	88%	25%	109	108
2022/23	79%	21%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst GreenThis school
This school

Good2024

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
4.3 km · Lancashire

2026

3.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Whalley Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Lancashire

2026

2.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Barrow URC Primary School
5.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Salesbury Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Edisford Primary School
5.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
6.2 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119641 · 888/3741
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 120 pupils · 110 on roll
Free school meals: 3.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Whalley Road, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, BB7 9QJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources