St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham
Academy converter in Preston, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 100 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 118 |
| Free school meals | 29.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Garstang Road North, Medlar-with-Wesham, Wesham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 3HA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.st-josephs-kirkham.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01772683009 |
| URN | 151087 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 27 February 2024, published 24 April 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham, URN 119629).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Kirkham and Wesham Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Treales Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- Strike Lane Primary School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.