St Catherine's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in PENRITH. 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 28/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Drovers Lane, PENRITH, CA11 9EL
Website: http://www.st-catherines.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01768864612
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Hill
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112305

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 117
Number of Boys: 50
Number of Girls: 67

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -6.4 to -0.3
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -6.9 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Drovers Lane , CA11 9EL
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Brunswick School
Brunswick Road , CA11 7LX
3out of 4 336 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beaconside CofE Primary School
Hutton Hill , CA11 8EN
3out of 4 922 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
North Lakes School
Huntley Avenue , CA11 8NU
3out of 4 1,484 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Ullswater Road , CA11 7EG
4out of 4 1,092 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ullswater Community College
Wetheriggs Lane , CA11 8NG
2out of 4 1,175 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hunter Hall School
Frenchfield , Penrith CA11 8UA
- not rated 2,578 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.