St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham
Primary school in Preston, Lancashire. Good (Feb 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 27 February 2024, report published 24 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around February 2028
The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesMedlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 2 needs attention
- 0.6 milesKirkham and Wesham Primary School
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
- 0.7 milesThe Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham
School remains Outstanding (Jan 2022)
- 0.7 milesKirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
- 1.7 milesTreales Church of England Primary School
Report card, Mar 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.