Cathcart Street Primary School is a primary school located in Wirral. 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 05/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dover Close, Wirral

School Information

Address: Dover Close, Wirral, CH41 3JY
Website: www.cathcartstreet.wirral.sch.uk
Telephone: 01516477349
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Hughes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105048

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 274
Number of Pupils: 226
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.8
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB
3out of 4 1,977 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cathcart Street Primary School
Dover Close , CH41 3JY
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
Aberdeen Street , CH41 4HS
3out of 4 366 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary School
Hollybank Road , CH41 2SY
3out of 4 1,078 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Park Grove , CH41 2TD
2out of 4 1,108 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Price Street , CH41 8DU
4out of 4 1,260 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 1,222 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 1,664 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Weatherhead High School
Breck Rd , CH44 3HS
4out of 4 3,173 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR
3out of 4 3,200 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT
- not rated 515 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ
- not rated 1,966 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY
4out of 4 1,863 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA
- not rated 594 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
60 Hamilton Square , Wirral CH41 5AT
- not rated 980 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kilgarth School
Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA
4out of 4 1,260 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Wirral Hospitals' School
157 Park Road North , Claughton CH41 0EZ
4out of 4 2,150 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY
- not rated 2,298 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.