Cathcart Street Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 26 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
- 224 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.9%
- Girls
- 41.1%
- First language not English
- 24.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 77.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.3%
White British 69.2%
Other 12.1%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 3.1%
Indian 2.7%
Other Asian 2.7%
African 2.2%
Chinese 1.3%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
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 31%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 96
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Cathcart Street Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 16 11 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 13 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 18 12 |
| Year 1 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 2 | 21 9 12 |
| Year 3 | 26 16 10 |
| Year 4 | 24 13 11 |
| Year 5 | 28 17 11 |
| Year 6 | 31 18 13 |