St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) continues to demonstrate exceptional performance as an outstanding school. Pupils thrive in a supportive learning environment where staff have high expectations and deliver tailored support to help all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), achieve remarkable success. The school's curriculum is well-planned, ensuring that pupils develop a deep understanding of subjects and a strong sense of community and belonging. With outstanding behavior among pupils and effective safeguarding measures in place, the school fosters a safe and nurturing atmosphere for learning. This inspection marks the first ungraded evaluation since the school was last assessed as outstanding in 2017, confirming that the school maintains its high standards. Parents and pupils express their satisfaction with the educational experiences provided, and the leadership’s commitment to continuous improvement is evident throughout the school community.

Strengths

• Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Highly effective staff training resulting in excellent pupil outcomes.
• Outstanding behavior and attitude of pupils.
• A well-structured and detailed curriculum that promotes independence.
• Strong emphasis on early reading and vocabulary development.
• Commitment to safeguarding and pupil well-being.

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 Catholic Primary School (Hallam) attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.5% 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, 0.9% of pupils at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) 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 Catholic Primary School (Hallam) had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 19.3% of pupils at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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.

In 2024–25 St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) received £8,108 and spent £9,286 for each of its 438 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £55,000 (£126 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,072 and spending £8,099 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) is part of St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Sheffield
• All Saints' Catholic High School Sheffield
• Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School Sheffield
• St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Sheffield
• Notre Dame High School Sheffield
• St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Sheffield
• St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Sheffield
• St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Sheffield
• St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Sheffield
• St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Sheffield

What is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)'s Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) last inspected by Ofsted?

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) have?

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) has 466 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) cover?

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)?

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) is at Firshill Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7BX.