OFSTED
22 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
119
118 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
52
43.7% of pupils
Male pupils
67
56.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
below England
School
10.9%
Pendle
33.8%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.1 pts
above England
School
24.4%
Pendle
36.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Pendle
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.5%
78
Any other White background
20.2%
24
Pakistani
8.4%
10
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
4
Chinese
1.7%
2
Unclassified
0.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
30.3%
36 of
119 pupils
9.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Pendle
75.5%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Pendle
69.9%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
Pendle
76.2%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.26 pts
lower than
England
School
3.96%
Pendle
6.23%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.85%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.96 pts
lower than
England
School
4.85%
Pendle
16.95%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Pendle
1.50%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.0%
3.2 pts
below England
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy
85.0%
Pendle
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.