Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Renown Street
Keyham
Plymouth
Devon
PL2 2DE
Phone 01752567684
Reference Number 140730

Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School has maintained effective standards since its last inspection, demonstrating a commitment to fostering a safe and supportive learning environment for its pupils. The school's curriculum is designed to be ambitious, allowing pupils to connect their learning to real-world contexts. Despite this, recent staffing challenges have affected the educational experience of younger pupils, resulting in some disruptions, particularly in phonics learning. However, the majority of pupils are successful in their achievements and show confidence in discussing their learning.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 148
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.3%
Girls: 52.7%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 14 25
2 12 9 21
3 11 15 26
4 6 10 16
5 9 11 20
6 8 17 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 58.1%
African 16.2%
White, Other 8.1%
White & Black (African) 4.7%
Indian 4.1%
White & Asian 2%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
Unclassified 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 26 Nov 2024
Date Report
26 Nov 2024 School inspection
28 Nov 2018 Full inspection:
12 Oct 2016 Full inspection:
03 Apr 2014 Academy conversion letter
16 Jan 2012 Full inspection:
Previously as Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
16 Jan 2012 Full inspection:
29 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
29 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
16 Mar 2007 Monitoring visit
16 Mar 2007 Monitoring visit
06 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
06 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
15 Nov 1999 Full inspection
15 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and well-cared for.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and relevant to pupils' lives.
  • Older pupils display purpose and high standards in their work.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND, including collaborative work with external agencies.
  • Strong focus on character development through trips and responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Staff knowledge and expertise in phonics teaching is inconsistent.
  • Expectations for younger pupils' behaviour are not consistently high enough.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

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 103
Maths 99

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 0.6
Writing -0.1
Maths -1.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 1
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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