Catherine Junior School is a primary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Brandon Street, Leicester

School Information

Address: Brandon Street, Leicester, LE4 6AZ
Website: www.catherine-jun.leicester.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01162625896
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Joanne Badge
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120003

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 471
Number of Boys: 262
Number of Girls: 209

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.5 to -1.9
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.5 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Catherine Junior School
Brandon Street , LE4 6AZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Catherine Infant School
Ulverscroft Road , LE4 6BY
3out of 4 253 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Taylor Road Primary School
Taylor Road , Abbey Park LE1 2JP
3out of 4 566 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
109 Ross Walk , LE4 5HH
4out of 4 747 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Harrison Road , LE4 6QN
3out of 4 958 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moat Community College
Maidstone Road , LE2 0TU
3out of 4 1,676 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Soar Valley College
Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY
4out of 4 1,894 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road , LE4 7AN
4out of 4 2,007 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Mead Academy
Richard III Road , LE3 5QT
- not rated 2,265 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Brook Mead Academy
31 St Augustine Road ,
- not rated 2,389 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL
- not rated 2,049 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Leicester College
Welford Road , LE2 7LW
- not rated 3,089 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darul Uloom Leicester
119 Loughborough Road , LE4 5LN
- not rated 1,021 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
The Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street , LE1 1RW
- not rated 1,309 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jameah Boys Academy
33 Wood Hill , Leicester LE5 3SQ
- not rated 1,612 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Jameah Academy
49 Rolleston Street , LE5 3SD
- not rated 1,645 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Al-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street , LE2 0SA
- not rated 1,952 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.