St Catherine's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Launceston. 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 26/04/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Moorland Road, Launceston, PL15 7HX
Website: www.stcatherinescofe.co.uk
Telephone: 01566772198
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Louise Hussey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142804

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 245
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 130

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.6 to 0.3
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Moorland Road , PL15 7HX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Windmill Hill Academy
Windmill Hill , PL15 9AE 		3out of 4 1,191 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Launceston Primary School
Long Field Road , PL15 9FW 		- not rated 1,621 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Stephens Community Academy
Roydon Road , PL15 8HL 		4out of 4 2,029 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tregadillett Primary School
Tregadillett , PL15 7EU 		3out of 4 2,806 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Launceston College
Hurdon Road , PL15 9JR 		3out of 4 1,292 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
V Learning Net
Number One Business Centre , Western Road PL15 7FJ 		- not rated 507 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's School
St Stephens Hill , Launceston PL15 8HN 		- not rated 1,667 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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