St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
Voluntary aided school in Bacup, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 125 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 145 |
| Free school meals | 55.90% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 8LD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.stjosephsbacup.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01706873177 |
| URN | 119661 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 28 April 2026, published 24 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 5 April 2022, published 26 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Waterfoot Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Bacup Thorn Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Britannia Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
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