The Faber Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
May 20 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Staffordshire
Unique reference
138722
Address
Cotton Lane, Cotton, ST10 3DN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
71 (77% of total capacity)
Boys
47.9%
Girls
52.1%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.6%
Persistent absence
3.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.8%
Mixed 4.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingNo data
WritingNo data
MathsNo data
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 22%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Faber Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
11
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
11
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
11
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes17.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
12
4
8
Year 1
9
3
6
Year 2
9
2
7
Year 3
8
5
3
Year 4
11
8
3
Year 5
8
5
3
Year 6
14
7
7
Year 2024-2025

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