Cathcart Street Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 27 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 105048
- Address
- Dover Close, Birkenhead, CH41 3JY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 218 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.2%
- Girls
- 40.8%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 60.1%
- Persistent absence
- 33.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.1%
White British 75.2%
Other 9.6%
Mixed 5%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other White 2.8%
Chinese 1.4%
African 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage0.3
MathsWell below average-3.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 23%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 95
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Cathcart Street Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 12 7 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 13 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 19 10 |
| Year 1 | 21 11 10 |
| Year 2 | 23 13 10 |
| Year 3 | 23 11 12 |
| Year 4 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 5 | 28 16 12 |
| Year 6 | 30 20 10 |