St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) is a primary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/01/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Firshill Crescent, Sheffield, S4 7BX
Website: http://www.stcatherines.academy
Telephone: 01143030381
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Fiona Rigby
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140588

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 465
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 236

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.2
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.3

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:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grace Owen Nursery School
1-7 the Pavement , Duke Street S2 5QD
3out of 4 2,556 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)
Firshill Crescent , S4 7BX
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Abbeyfield Primary Academy
Orphanage Road , S3 9AN
3out of 4 211 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Byron Wood Primary Academy
Earldom Road , Burngreave S4 7EJ
3out of 4 803 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
Boynton Road , S5 7HL
3out of 4 1,164 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Pye Bank CofE Primary School
Andover Street , S3 9EF
2out of 4 1,168 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fir Vale School
Owler Lane , S4 8GB
2out of 4 1,481 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Parkwood E-Act Academy
Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL
3out of 4 1,841 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
2 Old Hall Road , S9 3TU
3out of 4 3,032 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Firth Park Academy
Fircroft Avenue , S5 0SD
3out of 4 3,244 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
UTC Sheffield City Centre
111 Matilda Street , S1 4QF
3out of 4 3,273 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longley Park Sixth Form
Horninglow Road , S5 6SG
- not rated 2,186 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Astrea Academy Sheffield
Andover Street , S3 9BE
- not rated 1,080 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Don Valley
Leeds Road , S9 3TY
3out of 4 2,871 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bethany School
Finlay Street , S3 7PS
- not rated 2,368 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Holgate Meadows School
Lindsay Road , S5 7WE
3out of 4 2,674 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus , Pond Street S1 1WB
- not rated 2,686 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Sheffield
Western Bank , S10 2TN
- not rated 2,985 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Freeman College
Sterling Works , 88 Arundel Street S1 2NG
- not rated 3,024 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.