St Catherine's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Bolton. 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 15/05/2014. 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 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Greenstone Avenue, Bolton

School Information

Address: Greenstone Avenue, Bolton, BL6 5SJ
Website: http://www.st-catherines.bolton.sch.uk
Telephone: 01204332636
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Graham
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144045

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 236
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.5 to 1
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Greenstone Avenue , Horwich BL6 5SJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Beacon Primary School
Peter Martin Street , Horwich BL6 7AL
1out of 4 1,005 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Church Street , Horwich BL6 6AA
3out of 4 1,228 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chorley New Road Primary Academy
Chorley New Road , Horwich BL6 6EW
- not rated 1,496 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's RC Primary School
Victoria Road , Horwich BL6 6EP
4out of 4 1,529 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Rivington Lane , Horwich BL6 7RU
3out of 4 1,938 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's RC High School
Chorley New Road , Horwich BL6 6HW
2out of 4 2,175 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lever Park School
Stocks Park Drive , Horwich BL6 6DE
3out of 4 1,145 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cumberland School
Rivington Lane , Rivington BL6 7RX
- not rated 2,053 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.