St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 17 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
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
111384
Address
Lightfoot Street, Hoole, CH2 3AD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
326 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
27.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.4%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.1%
Other White 10.7%
Indian 9.8%
African 8%
Mixed 5.7%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 1.8%
Chinese 1.2%
Pakistani 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.4
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
35
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
31
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
43
22
21
Year 1
43
21
22
Year 2
51
22
29
Year 3
46
25
21
Year 4
41
18
23
Year 5
51
26
25
Year 6
51
24
27
Year 2023-2024

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