St John's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Bath. 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 06/02/2014. 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 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Oldfield Lane, Bath, BA2 3NR
Website: www.stjohnscatholicprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01225303990
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catharine Young
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109260

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 310
Number of Boys: 141
Number of Girls: 169

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.5
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Catholic Primary School
Oldfield Lane , BA2 3NR
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oldfield Park Junior School
Lymore Terrace , Twerton BA2 2JL
3out of 4 450 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Moorlands Infant School
Moorfields Road , BA2 2DQ
3out of 4 456 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Moorlands Junior School
Chantry Mead Road , BA2 2DE
3out of 4 564 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oldfield Park Infant School
Dorset Close , BA2 3RF
3out of 4 850 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hayesfield Girls School
Upper Oldfield Park , BA2 3LA
3out of 4 481 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Beechen Cliff School
Kipling Avenue , BA2 4RE
1out of 4 1,253 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Combe Hay Lane , Odd Down BA2 8PA
4out of 4 2,435 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oldfield School
Kelston Road , BA1 9AB
4out of 4 3,173 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bath College
Avon Street , BA1 1UP
- not rated 1,291 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bath Academy
27 Queen Square , BA1 2HX
- not rated 1,602 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College
Lyncombe House , Lyncombe Vale BA2 4LT
- not rated 1,657 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Three Ways School
180 Frome Road , Odd Down BA2 5RF
4out of 4 2,206 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Aspire Academy
Frome Road , Odd Down BA2 5RF
3out of 4 2,206 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Kingswood Preparatory School
College Road , Lansdown BA1 5SD
- not rated 2,646 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.