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Schools similar to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton

Lancashire · ages 5 to 11 · URN 119668

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MeasureSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AndertonWalton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolRemove Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Pupils1802025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics2282025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals8.9%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics8.8%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English0%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics3.5%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)16.67%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics16.67%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
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1St Jerome's Catholic Primary School

Sefton · ages 5 to 11 · URN104938

195 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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St Jerome's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals5.6% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English0.5% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND15.38% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.28 percentage points lower
  • 15 more pupils
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00364. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01485.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.28 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00256.
  • Total pupils: difference 15 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00769.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger

Lancashire · ages 5 to 11 · URN119432

201 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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St John's CofE Primary School, ClivigerSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals10.9% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English0.5% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND12.94% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.73 percentage points lower
  • 21 more pupils
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00816. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00900.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.73 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00746.
  • Total pupils: difference 21 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01045.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Suffolk · ages 5 to 11 · URN124772

162 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals10.5% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English0% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.05% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 0.62 percentage points lower
  • 18 fewer pupils
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00843. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00720.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.62 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00123.
  • Total pupils: difference 18 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01000.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School

Lancashire · ages 5 to 11 · URN119612

184 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals14.7% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English0% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.3% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 5.8 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 0.36 percentage points lower
  • 4 more pupils
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.009. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 5.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.02610.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.36 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00072.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00217.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5Haslingden Broadway Primary School

Lancashire · ages 5 to 11 · URN119326

207 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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Haslingden Broadway Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals8.7% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English0% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.81% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 3.14 percentage points higher
  • 27 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 14 January 2025 · published 11 February 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01022. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.14 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00628.
  • Total pupils: difference 27 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01304.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

Lancashire · ages 5 to 11 · URN119575

228 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals8.8% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3.5% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.67% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3.5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: the same
  • 48 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01025. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00045.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00875.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00000.
  • Total pupils: difference 48 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02105.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School

Lancashire · ages 5 to 11 · URN119557

212 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals7.5% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3.3% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.98% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.31 percentage points higher
  • 32 more pupils
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01027. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00630.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00825.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.31 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00063.
  • Total pupils: difference 32 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01509.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy

Suffolk · ages 5 to 11 · URN142547

188 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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Great Barton Church of England Primary AcademySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals8.5% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English1.1% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.55% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.89 percentage points higher
  • 8 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 14 November 2023 · published 18 December 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01058. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00275.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.89 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00177.
  • Total pupils: difference 8 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00426.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

9Cookham Dean CofE Primary School

Windsor and Maidenhead · ages 5 to 11 · URN109960

199 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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Cookham Dean CofE Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals8% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English2.5% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.09% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.42 percentage points higher
  • 19 more pupils
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01069. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00625.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.42 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00084.
  • Total pupils: difference 19 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00955.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

Lancashire · ages 5 to 11 · URN119665

211 pupils / 180 at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton2025/26 · Academic year

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St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Free school meals11.4% / 8.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English1.4% / 0%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND10.9% / 16.67%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.5 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 5.77 percentage points lower
  • 31 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01097. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01125.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.77 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01153.
  • Total pupils: difference 31 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01469.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton

Lancashire · ages 5 to 11 · URN119668

KS2 cohort: 31 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
Pupils1802025/26
Free school meals8.9%2025/26
First language other than English0%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)16.67%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard65%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard13%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.75518%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence8.33333%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

891 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 13205

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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