Location

About

At St Joseph's we value strong partnerships with our parents/carers, instilling a lifelong love of learning and encouraging our children to strive to be the best they can be, the people God wants them to be. Our Catholic ethos is at the heart of all we do and we value all in our school and wider community, fostering Gospel values of love and respect.

We welcome parents and carers to visit our happy, child-centred school where we strive to live up to our school motto Aspire not to have more, but to be more. (Saint Oscar Romero)

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

5 activitiesi

Computing
Cooking
Film Club
Music
Forest School

Awards

1 awardi

Eco SchoolsEnvironment

Key facts

URN: 151087
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Sixth form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Local authority: Lancashire
Constituency: Fylde
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 2024

Governing body (6 current, 3 former)

Leadership

Name	Role	How appointed	Term
Mr Gerard Lawrenson	Chair of Local Governing Body	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

Name	Role	How appointed	Term
Mrs Shirley Farnworth	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Margaret Massey	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Leanne Smith	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Louise Freeman	Local Governor	Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)	since 2024
Mrs Deborah Gillett	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Jodie Hope Former	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Shirley Farnworth Former	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Kelly Wyke Former	Local Governor	Elected by school staff	since 2024 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record

Ofsted

GoodInspected 27/02/2024

This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.

Judgement	Grade
Safeguarding	Effective
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

Date	Outcome
27/02/2024	Good
30/05/2012	Outstanding

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026, via WhatSchool: Ofsted may have published a newer report since. Since September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade at new inspections, so a one-word grade, where shown, belongs to the inspection date beside it. Ungraded inspections give no grade and are dated by month only. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 grade key judgements; report cards (from November 2025) grade evaluation areas.

Ofsted reports for this school

Academy trust

The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust runs 20 schools, including this one.

The Willows Catholic Primary School, KirkhamPrimary · Preston · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection Jan 2022; last graded Outstanding (Dec 2015, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, WartonPrimary · Preston · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection Feb 2023; last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPrimary · Preston · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection Jul 2025; last graded Good (Oct 2011, previous school)
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, LythamPrimary · Lytham St Annes · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection Jun 2024; no earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, BlackpoolPrimary · Blackpool · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection Apr 2023; last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-FyldePrimary · Poulton-le-Fylde · Ofsted: No overall grade (Dec 2024): Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 1, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement; safeguarding effective. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.

See all 20 schools in the trust →
Trustees and accounts →

The school day

08:45starts

15:20ends

Compare this school

Put St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham beside other schools: inspection, results, attendance, pupils and staff, with the year and source of every figure.

Compare with the 3 nearest primary schools

Nearby schools

primary first

0.3 miMedlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1 governors · 124 pupils 0.6 miKirkham and Wesham Primary SchoolPrimary · 8 governors · 187 pupils 0.7 miKirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 5 governors · 199 pupils

Show all nearby →

With a free account

Save and follow this schoolKeep it on a private list and see new inspections, results and governor changes.
Find how you are connectedThe shortest route from you to this school through shared boards.
Compare schools side by sideInspection, results, attendance and staff, with the year and source of every figure.

Create a free account

Already have one? Sign in. No password and no card.