Located in Swadlincote, St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is a primary school, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character.
St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy currently has around 116 pupils on roll, which is about 93% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 50.9% boys and 49.1% girls. Around 19.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 6.5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 13.8%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (77.6%).
At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.
| Address: | Bosworth Road, Swadlincote, DE12 7LQ |
| Website: | www.st-charles.leics.sch.uk |
| Telephone: | 01530270572 |
| School Type: | Academy converter |
| Education phase: | Primary |
| Local authority: | Leicestershire |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Ms Felicity Knight |
| Religious character: | Roman Catholic |
| Admissions policy: | Not applicable |
| Unique reference: | 146105 |
Ofsted inspection date: 11/09/2013
Safeguarding is effective
| Age Range: | 4 - 11 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 125 |
| Number of Pupils: | 116 |
| Number of Boys: | 59 |
| Number of Girls: | 57 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 6.5% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 13.8% | 8.2% |
| White British | 77.60% | 90 |
| Other White | 8.60% | 10 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 6.90% | 8 |
| Irish | 1.70% | 2 |
| Chinese | 1.70% | 2 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 0.90% | 1 |
| Other Asian | 0.90% | 1 |
| Unclassified | 0.90% | 1 |
| White and Black African | 0.90% | 1 |
| Other Mixed | 0.00% | 0 |
| White and Asian | 0.00% | 0 |
| Pakistani | 0.00% | 0 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.00% | 0 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| African | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Black | 0.00% | 0 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.00% | 0 |
| Indian | 0.00% | 0 |
Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Bosworth Road , Measham DE12 7LQ | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Saint Charles' Catholic Primary School, Measham, Leicestershire Bosworth Road , Measham DE12 7LQ | - not rated | 0 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Measham Church of England Primary School Bosworth Road , Measham DE12 7LG | - not rated | 226 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Measham Church of England Primary School Bosworth Road , Measham DE12 7LG | - not rated | 226 yd | Voluntary controlled school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Oakthorpe Primary School School Street , Oakthorpe DE12 7RE | 3out of 4 | 1,788 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.