St Catherine's RC Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 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, St Catherines Rc Primary Scho, M20 6HS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 425 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 12%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 59.1%
Mixed 9.9%
Other White 8%
Unclassified 6.8%
Irish 5.6%
Indian 4.2%
African 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
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 56%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
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 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Catherine's RC Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 38 14 24 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 23 29 |
| Year 1 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 2 | 56 27 29 |
| Year 3 | 56 29 27 |
| Year 4 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 5 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 6 | 49 23 26 |