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St Catherine Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Peter Doherty

location_onWest Drayton, UB7 7NX

phone 1895442839

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

225

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Catherine Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in West Drayton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Catherine Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in West Drayton, Hillingdon, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 233 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #40 of 54 primaries in Hillingdon and #8,528 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 63%

Reading76% LA 74%

Writing66% LA 72%

Maths83% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading97% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 4.4

-0.2

Write

LA 0.5

-2.3 to 2.0

3.1

Maths

LA 0.9

1.0 to 5.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.5

0.6 to 5.1

-0.1

Write

LA 0.4

-2.2 to 1.9

3.6

Maths

LA 1.0

1.7 to 5.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 64%

Reading69% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths72% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.1

-4.6 to 0

-1.6

Write

LA 0.0

-3.8 to 0.6

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.7

-3.8 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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27 February 2018

Inspection Report

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23 October 2014

Inspection Report

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30 November 2010

Inspection Report

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06 March 2008

Inspection Report

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19 October 2006

Inspection Report

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30 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-02-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-11-30

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 233 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	233	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	225	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	2	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	228	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	225	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	216	4	1.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	220	4	1.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	221	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	229	3	1.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Catherine Catholic Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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