St Catherine's RC Primary School is a primary school located in Leyland. 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 05/03/2014. 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.

School Information

Address: Moss Lane, Leyland, PR25 4SJ
Website: www.st-catherines.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772423767
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Lawman
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119585

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 220
Number of Pupils: 225
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catherine's RC Primary School
Moss Lane , PR25 4SJ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Farington Primary School
Rose Street , Farington PR25 4GH
- not rated 590 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lever House Primary School
Bristol Avenue , Farington PR25 4YR
3out of 4 632 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Lane Community Primary School
Hunters Road , Clayton-le-Woods PR25 5TT
3out of 4 859 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leyland Methodist Junior School
Canberra Road , PR25 3ET
3out of 4 959 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Church Road , PR25 3AH
4out of 4 1,522 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Wellfield Academy
Yewlands Drive , PR25 2TP
2out of 4 1,627 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Academy@Worden
Westfield Drive , PR25 1QX
3out of 4 2,555 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Royal Avenue , PR25 1BS
3out of 4 2,827 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Runshaw College
Langdale Road , PR25 3DQ
- not rated 2,359 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Roselyn House School
Moss Lane, Off Wigan Road , PR25 4SE
- not rated 243 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Earnshaw Drive , PR25 1QS
4out of 4 2,405 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambian Red Rose School
Meadow Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 8LN
- not rated 2,777 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bridgeway School
Church Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6EP
- not rated 3,006 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.