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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School

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

person Miss Rebecca Davies (Headteacher)

location_onPENRITH, CA11 9EL

language Visit Website phone 1768864612

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

111

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in PENRITH, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 49% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in PENRITH, Westmorland and Furness, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 111 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #53 of 102 primaries in Westmorland and Furness and #10,120 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading65% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.5

-2.1 to 4.0

2.3

Write

LA 0.2

-0.6 to 5.2

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.0 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading63% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths44% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA 1.0

-6.4 to -0.3

-0.1

Write

LA 0.7

-2.9 to 2.7

-4.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-6.9 to -1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%

Reading73% LA 79%

Writing73% LA 81%

Maths73% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.4

-5.1 to 0.9

-2.6

Write

LA 0.4

-5.5 to 0.3

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-7.2 to -1.8

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2024	#10,120 / 15,713	#53	#7,596	#1
2023	#7,061 / 15,253	#27	#1	#4,651
2019	#8,662 / 13,571	#58	#1	#12,141
2018	#12,026 / 12,625	#81	#1	#11,728

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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28 March 2017

Inspection Report

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27 November 2012

Inspection Report

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24 May 2010

Inspection Report

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14 June 2007

Inspection Report

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14 February 2006

Inspection Report

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23 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-06-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2017-03-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2012-11-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-24

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 115 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	115	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	110	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	111	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	111	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	109	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	111	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	118	1	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	117	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	126	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	126	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	127	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	133	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	133	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	134	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	131	1	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	131	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	132	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	127	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	127	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	128	0	0.0%	0.5%