St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedRoman Catholic
Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 8LD
Headteacher · Mrs Julie Cawtherley
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 30 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils125Capacity 145
OfstedReport cardInspected 28 April 2026
Free school meals55.9%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 28 April 2026.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LancashireApplications for September 2026
All 9 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered10
Applications24
First choice9
First-choice offers9
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School0.1 mi
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School0.9 mi
- Waterfoot Primary School1.1 mi
- Bacup Nursery School1.2 mi
- Bacup Thorn Primary School1.2 mi