St Catherine's CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Moorland Road
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 7HX
Phone 01566772198
Reference Number 142804

St Catherine’s CofE Primary School has effectively maintained the standards from its previous inspection, demonstrating a commitment to creating a nurturing and supportive environment for all pupils. The school promotes a broad curriculum that emphasizes not only academic excellence but also personal development, ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well catered for. Pupils are described as happy, inquisitive learners who engage enthusiastically with their education and participate in a variety of leadership roles and extracurricular activities.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 223
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.67%
Girls: 49.33%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 13 24
2 12 16 28
3 12 16 28
4 15 16 31
5 11 13 24
6 16 14 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83%
White, Other 8.1%
African 3.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.2%
White & Asian 1.3%
Asian, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 15 Oct 2024
Date Report
15 Oct 2024 School inspection
25 Apr 2019 Full inspection:
06 May 2016 Academy conversion letter
19 Jan 2015 Monitoring visit
Previously as St Catherine's CofE Primary School
19 Jan 2015 Monitoring visit
07 May 2014 Full inspection:
07 May 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
16 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
16 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
11 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
11 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
10 Sep 2001 Full inspection
10 Sep 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • The school has a strong ambition for all pupils to succeed.
  • Pupils with SEND receive excellent support and thrive academically.
  • Teachers deliver a well-structured and broad curriculum effectively.
  • Pupils enjoy reading and develop into confident readers.
  • Pupils demonstrate positive behavior and a strong sense of community.

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment is not always precise enough to quickly adapt learning for all pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 20%

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 105
Maths 103

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 1.4
Writing 2.3
Maths -0.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 1
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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