St Joseph's, Withnell

29/09/2026

💙❤️ Thank you for visiting St Joseph’s! ❤️💙

It was absolutely lovely to meet so many families at our Open Evening last night. Thank you for coming along to meet our staff, explore our school and find out a little more about life at St Joseph’s. We hope you loved our school as much as we do! 🥰

🏫 Don’t forget – our Open Week is coming up next week!

This is a wonderful opportunity to come and see St Joseph’s in action – meet our children and staff, visit our classrooms and experience what makes our school such a special place to learn and grow.

Sign up here https://forms.gle/WsT8wjBpUcb34CAj9

🌳 And there’s even more for our future Reception children!

We would love your little ones to start getting to know us before they even begin school:

🍂 Pre-School Session – Tuesday 13th October
Come along for a fun session and begin your St Joseph’s journey with us.

Sign up here https://forms.gle/1n287hCjYG7hLhU88

🌲 FREE Reception Rangers – every Friday morning throughout November!
Join us in our wonderful school forest for an hour of outdoor fun, exploration and adventure. These sessions are completely free and are a lovely opportunity for children to meet us, make new friends and become familiar with our school environment.

Link will go live towards end of October

If you’re considering St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School for Reception 2027, we would love to welcome you and your family. 💙

✨ Come and see us in action. Come and experience St Joseph’s. Come and be part of our school family. ✨

Please share with any families who may be looking for a Reception place for September 2027. ❤️💙

28/09/2026

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🏫✨ Our Open Weeks are coming up! ✨🏫

We’re looking forward to welcoming prospective families into St Joseph’s Withnell for our upcoming Open Weeks - a wonderful opportunity to come and see our lovely school, meet our staff and get a feel for what makes our school such a special place to learn and grow. ❤️💙

📅 Want to visit us?
Head over to our page for more information about our Open Weeks and details of how to book your visit.

👀 In the meantime… why not take a minute to explore our virtual tour?
It’s a great way to have a look around our school and get a little taste of life at St Joseph’s from the comfort of your own home!

📩 If you’re a prospective parent and have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’d be delighted to hear from you and answer any questions you may have.

St Joseph’s Withnell - small school, big ambition! 🌟

27/09/2026

Don’t forget it’s our Open Evening tomorrow from 6pm. Please come and take a look around our lovely school. We look forward to welcoming you.

26/09/2026

🌻🎃 ST JOSEPH’S WITHNELL SCARECROW FESTIVAL 2026! 🎃🌻

What a fabulous day! 💙❤️

We’ve had a wonderful morning coming together as a local community, enjoying the incredible scarecrows, sunshine and everything our amazing St Joseph’s Withnell families and wider community had to offer. 🌾👩‍🌾

We are so grateful to everyone who put so much time, creativity and effort into making a scarecrow, visited the trail, supported our event and helped make today such a special community occasion. Your support means so much to us! 🥰

This year, we were delighted to be raising money for the amazing Rainbow Hub, a charity supporting young children with disabilities. 🌈💛 Thank you to everyone who helped us support such a wonderful cause.

A huge special thank you to all of our fantastic stalls and attractions today:

🌈 Rainbow Hub Rainbow Hub
🍴 The Busy Food Company The Busy Food Co.
🥘 Kaisha’s Scran Van Kaishas scran van
🫏 The donkeys
🏰 Bouncy castles
⚽ Penalty shoot-out
🎨 Face painting
🎁 Local crafts & gifts

And, of course, a HUGE thank you to all of our families and our wonderful local community for getting involved and making Scarecrow Festival 2026 such a success. ❤️

Small school, BIG community spirit! 🌟

We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did…

🎃🌻 SEE YOU ALL IN 2027! 🌻🎃

26/09/2026

24/09/2026

🌟 Introducing our 2026–27 School Leaders! 🌟

We are incredibly proud to introduce this year’s school leaders - children who have stepped forward to represent our school, support others and help make a difference to school life. 💙❤️

Leadership opportunities are an important part of growing confident, responsible and resilient young people. They give children the chance to develop communication, teamwork, decision-making and problem-solving skills, while learning that their voice, ideas and actions can have a positive impact on others. 🗣️🤝✨

And leadership at St Joseph’s goes far beyond one role or one title. We provide extensive opportunities for our children to lead, contribute and shine. 🌟🏆

We may be a small school with big ambitions, but we believe every child deserves the opportunity to discover their strengths, develop their confidence and become the person they are capable of being. ❤️

👏 We can’t wait to see what this year’s leaders achieve!

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24/09/2026

🏆⚽️ PE at St Joseph’s Withnell - where everyone gets the chance to shine! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We’re incredibly proud of the sporting opportunities and achievements at St Joseph’s, Withnell. From competitive sport to inclusive participation, we encourage every child to be active, build confidence, develop resilience and discover what they can achieve.

🏅 Platinum School Games Mark Award winners - 4 years running
🏆 Whole School Performance Award winners for Chorley Borough - 2 years in a row
⭐ Spirit of the Games Award winners
🤝 Fair Play Award winners
🏅 Recognised for our commitment to equal opportunities in sport
👏 Mrs Millar’s 10 years of dedicated PE service recognised by CSSP
⚽ 4 extra-curricular sporting clubs every week, for all ages
🌟 KS2 Sports Captains & Ambassadors developing leadership skills and supporting our younger pupils

For us, PE is about so much more than sport. It’s about teamwork, leadership, perseverance, confidence, friendship and giving every child the opportunity to succeed. ❤️💙

Small school. Big sporting ambition. Huge opportunities. 🌟

24/09/2026

🌟 Reception 2027 – Come and Discover St Joseph’s! 🌟

Choosing the right school for your child is such an important decision, and we would love to welcome prospective families to St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Withnell to see what makes our small school family so special. ❤️💙

We are incredibly proud to be OUTSTANDING IN ALL AREAS, with Ofsted recognising the nurturing, ambitious and caring environment we provide:

✨ “Pupils are happy and thrive at this nurturing school.”
✨ “They are polite, kind and considerate.”
✨ “Pupils enjoy positive relationships with staff, who care for them well.”
✨ “The school has high aspirations for pupils from the moment that they arrive.”

Our children also achieve fantastic outcomes. In 2026, 100% of our Year 1 children met the expected standard in phonics, while at the end of KS2, 100% achieved the expected standard in Reading and 94% in both Writing and Maths.

But St Joseph’s is about so much more than results. We want every child to feel known, loved, valued and inspired to achieve their very best. From our wonderful Forest School provision and rich curriculum to sport, music, faith and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities, we aim to give our children a happy and memorable start to their education.

🏫 OPEN EVENING – Monday 28th September
🕕 6:00pm–7:30pm

📅 OPEN WEEK – Monday 5th–Friday 9th October
Visits available by appointment.

Come and meet our staff, explore our school and discover why St Joseph’s could be the perfect place for your child to begin their school journey.

❤️ Reception 2027 applications are now open.
💙 We can’t wait to welcome you to our St Joseph’s family!

“Learn together, with love and faith in Jesus, to become the people God calls us to be.”

Please sign up below

https://forms.gle/r5i1ek7KDgLTnn966

23/09/2026

🎙️🌍 **Our Pupil Chaplains’ First Podcast!** 🌍🎙️

We are incredibly proud to share that our Pupil Chaplains have completed their very first podcast!

🎧 Episode One: Creation – God’s Gift to Us

In their first episode, our Pupil Chaplains explore the wonder of Creation and what our Catholic faith teaches us about the beautiful world God has given us. 🌎💚

They talk about how God created each one of us in His image, why every person is precious and unique, and how we are called to be stewards of creation by caring for our common home and one another.

Our Pupil Chaplains have worked so hard preparing and recording their first episode, putting their faith into action and helping others to understand how we can live out Catholic Social Teaching every day.

📖 “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”— Genesis 1:31

🎙️ We hope you enjoy listening to Episode One: Creation – God’s Gift to Us!

💙💛 St Joseph’s family – learning together, with love and faith in Jesus, to become the people God calls us to be.

Please see link below