St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Warrington

From the headteacher's welcome: "Education is not preparation for later life: education is part of life itself. Our core purpose at St Joseph’s is to nurture and awaken in each child a desire to learn and provide some of the skills necessary for that endeavour."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 6:00pm, from £6.10 per session.

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 80% in Warrington and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 86% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put St Joseph's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are Park Road Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 81% maths); Penketh Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Great Sankey Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 85% maths); and St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 71% maths).

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 47% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (47%).

5.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Chinese (7%).

In 2026, 12 pupils (5.6%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 26 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sankey for Penketh Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Josephs Church (outside), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warrington (96).

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are Penketh High School (0.4 miles), Great Sankey High School (0.7 miles) and St Gregory's Catholic High School (1.5 miles).