St Catherine's CofE Primary School

St Catherine's CofE Primary School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good'. The school is deeply integrated within the community, providing a nurturing environment that emphasizes values such as justice and compassion. Pupils display positive behavior, feeling safe and happy in their surroundings. While the school has made strategic improvements in teaching, particularly in mathematics, published outcomes are yet to reflect the quality of education that students are receiving in this subject. The leadership team, alongside governors, is dedicated to enhancing the educational experience for all pupils, fostering a culture of learning and responsibility.

Strengths

• Highly effective early years provision with strong vocabulary development.
• Strong personal development curriculum promoting understanding of diversity.
• Positive relationships between students and staff, enhancing learning attitudes.
• Inclusive environment for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment to adapt learning across some subjects.
• Some areas of the wider curriculum are less well developed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Catherine's CofE Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at St Catherine's CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Catherine's CofE Primary School had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 40.0% of pupils at St Catherine's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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What is St Catherine's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Catherine's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was St Catherine's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Catherine's CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does St Catherine's CofE Primary School have?

St Catherine's CofE Primary School has 130 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Catherine's CofE Primary School cover?

St Catherine's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Catherine's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Catherine's CofE Primary School?

St Catherine's CofE Primary School is at MUSKET ROAD, HEATHFIELD, NEWTON ABBOT, DEVON, TQ12 6SB.