Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Unique reference
- 101036
- Address
- Nightingale Square, Balham, SW12 8QJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 192 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 44.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 4.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 41.7%
Other White 28.6%
Mixed 11.4%
Irish 7.3%
Other 3.6%
African 3.1%
Unclassified 1.6%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average5.4
WritingAverage2.3
MathsWell above average4.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 92%
Local authority average 68%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 24%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 112
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Reception, Full-time | 30 16 14 |
Year 1 | 28 17 11 |
Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
Year 3 | 31 14 17 |
Year 4 | 26 13 13 |
Year 5 | 27 15 12 |
Year 6 | 20 11 9 |