Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy

Type Primary
Age Range 5-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Barkby Thorpe Lane
Thurmaston
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 8GP
Phone 01162695510
Reference Number 149144

Description

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Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located at LE4 8GP in Leicester, England. It is a faith-based institution that follows the Catholic ethos and educates pupils aged 3 to 11. Some key facts about Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy include:

  • It offers a caring and compassionate learning environment for its multicultural student body, where children are challenged to reach their full potential both academically and spiritually.
  • Catering for various abilities through a quality curriculum that includes both core and foundation subjects.
  • Highest-rated primary school in Leicester, achieving noteworthy results in recent Ofsted inspections.
  • The school is a National Leader in Education (NLE), demonstrating outstanding leadership and management, securing an Ofsted Outstanding designation.
  • Commitment to creating a safe and welcoming place where the whole community can flourish.
  • Established strong partnerships with local churches, enabling close community collaboration and prosecution of its Catholic values.
  • Excels in harnessing technology for meaningful learning, with the Keeping Up With Technology program that equips students with digital skills.

The school is also authorized by the Leicester Diocese's Director of Education, and has been a foundation school since the 1990s. Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy constantly strives to maintain its tradition of quality education and prepare its students for their futures, with plans for school improvement continuing to ensure its sustained relevance and success in education.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 256
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.47%
Girls: 44.53%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 37
2 41
3 40
4 34
5 28
6 45

Ofsted Rating This school has not had a rating yet.
Last Inspection Date 2022-06-24
Date Description Report
2022-06-24 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2017-01-31 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-06-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-05-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-07-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-06-26 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9% Upgrade Upgrade

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 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 102 Upgrade Upgrade

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 -0.2 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 2.3 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths -0.1 Upgrade Upgrade

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 14 3
Third Preference 27 0
From another Local Authority 11 5
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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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