Bishop Ellis Catholic Primary School, Thurmaston is a primary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Barkby Thorpe Lane, Leicester

School Information

Address: Barkby Thorpe Lane, Leicester, LE4 8GP
Website: www.bishopellis.leics.sch.uk
Telephone: 01162695510
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Monaghan
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120218

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 341
Number of Pupils: 294
Number of Boys: 148
Number of Girls: 146

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.6 to 4.8
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Ellis Catholic Primary School, Thurmaston
Barkby Thorpe Lane , Thurmaston LE4 8GP 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eastfield Primary School
Eastfield Road , Thurmaston LE4 8FP 		4out of 4 515 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Church Hill Infant School
Church Hill Road , Thurmaston LE4 8DE 		3out of 4 907 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Church Hill Church of England Junior School
Church Hill Road , Thurmaston LE4 8DE 		3out of 4 907 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Merton Primary School
Cherry Drive , Syston LE7 2PT 		3out of 4 1,591 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Roundhill Academy
997 Melton Road , Thurmaston LE4 8GQ 		3out of 4 501 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Cedars Academy
Wanlip Lane , Birstall LE4 4GH 		3out of 4 2,360 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wreake Valley Academy
Parkstone Road , Syston LE7 1LY 		2out of 4 2,897 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road , LE4 7AN 		4out of 4 3,075 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Soar Valley College
Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY 		4out of 4 3,178 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ALP Leicester
Stonehill Avenue , Birstall LE4 4JG 		- not rated 2,358 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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