St Catherine's RC Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 105524
- Address
- School Lane, Didsbury, M20 6HS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 422 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.4%
- Girls
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 13%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.5%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.6%
White British 59.2%
Other White 9%
Mixed 9%
Unclassified 7.8%
Irish 4.3%
Indian 3.8%
Chinese 1.7%
African 1.4%
Pakistani 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Catherine's RC Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 40 14 26 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 25 31 |
| Year 1 | 57 26 31 |
| Year 2 | 56 28 28 |
| Year 3 | 54 26 28 |
| Year 4 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 5 | 46 20 26 |
| Year 6 | 54 30 24 |