How many pupils attend St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham has 100 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham take?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham have a religious character?

Yes — St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham?

When St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see notes 2&3); 2. Catholic children who are resident in the parish of the Holy Cross within the former Parish Boundaries of St — Catholic children who are resident in the parish of the Holy Cross within the former Parish Boundaries of St. Joseph’s, Wesham (see note 3&11); 3. Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3), and 5 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see notes 2&3)
2Catholic children who are resident in the parish of the Holy Cross within the former Parish Boundaries of St — Catholic children who are resident in the parish of the Holy Cross within the former Parish Boundaries of St. Joseph’s, Wesham (see note 3&11)
3Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3)
4Other looked after and previously looked after children including those children who appear — Other looked after and previously looked after children including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see note 2)
5Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church. (see notes 4&5) 1 This is for admission to the school at the start of the school year in September and not for applications made in-year. St Joseph’s Admissions Policy 2027/2028 Page 1
6Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion — Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion. (see note 6)
7Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader — Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader. (see
8Any other children — Any other children. Within each of the categories listed above, the following provision will be applied. (i) Where evidence is provided at the time of application of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which can most appropriately be met at this school, the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made. (see note 10) (ii) The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within each category so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made after children in (i) above (see note 8).

Own-authority determined admission arrangements for 2027-28, as published by Lancashire County Council on its determined 2027-28 admission arrangements page (document filed by the council as "St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wesham 23 February 2026.pdf").

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.