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

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Lightfoot Street
Hoole
Chester
Cheshire
CH2 3AD
Phone 01244478968
Reference Number 111384

General Makeup

Number of pupils 326
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.47%
Girls: 51.53%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 27.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 22 43
2 22 29 51
3 25 21 46
4 18 23 41
5 26 25 51
6 24 27 51

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 60.1%
White, Other 10.7%
Indian 9.8%
African 8%
White & Asian 2.1%
Asian, Other 2.1%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
Chinese 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-09-26
Date Description Report
2024-07-16 School inspection School inspection
2019-11-13 School inspection School inspection
2015-06-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-04-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-01-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-05-23 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109 Unlock Unlock
Maths 107 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.6 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 22 3
Third Preference 23 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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0.3 miles
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0.84 miles
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0.98 miles
Mill View Primary School
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Upton Westlea Primary School
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1.95 miles
Acresfield Academy
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1.96 miles
Highfield Community Primary School
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2.03 miles
Belgrave Primary School
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2.05 miles
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
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0.35 miles
Abbey School for Exceptional Children
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0.85 miles
Queen's Park High School
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The Queen's School
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1.04 miles
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1.28 miles
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
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1.34 miles
The Catholic High School, Chester
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7HS
1.48 miles
The Hammond
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1.53 miles
Christleton High School
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1.89 miles
The King's School
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2.22 miles
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
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2.6 miles
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3.53 miles
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