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St Catharine's Catholic Primary School

Primary Ages 5-11 114 pupils Chipping Campden
Ofsted: Good
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St Catharine's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Cotswold for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 114 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Catharine's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2021 of its predecessor, St Catharine's Catholic Primary School. In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: January 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Lower High Street
Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire
GL55 6DZ
Phone 01386840677
Reference Number 150342

General Makeup

Number of pupils 114
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 44.74%
Girls: 55.26%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 5 9
2 5 7 12
3 6 8 14
4 9 6 15
5 11 12 23
6 7 14 21

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86%
Unclassified 5.3%
White, Other 4.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Catharine's Catholic Primary School, inspected in October 2021.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
04 Jan 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

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 106
Maths 104
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 12 2
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 10 5

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Catharine's Catholic Primary School had 102 pupils for 140 places. 38 places (27.1%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Chipping Campden Primary” planning area

Gloucestershire counted 109 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 134 in 2029–30, up 23%.

20242025
Places 140140
Pupils 107102
Unfilled 23.6%27.1%

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 Catharine's Catholic Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 3.2%4.1%
Unauthorised absence 1.3%0.8%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%

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, 1.0% of pupils at St Catharine's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.91.0
Permanent exclusions 00

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 Catharine's Catholic Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 12.313.3
Teachers who left state teaching 16.4%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 42.9%–
Sick days per teacher 3.1–

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, 22.8% of pupils at St Catharine's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 6 2
Moderate learning difficulty 6 1
No specialist assessment of need 4 0
Social, emotional and mental health 4 0
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Hearing impairment 2 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0

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 Catharine's Catholic Primary School received £7,469 and spent £7,713 for each of its 100 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £35,000 (£352 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Little Way Catholic Educational Trust, income was £6,895 and spending £7,177 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £35,000
per pupil £352
In-year balance -£24,000
per pupil -£244

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.

Name Distance
St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School
Pear Tree Close, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6DB
0.2 miles
Blockley Church of England Primary School
Park Road, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 9BY
2.57 miles
Willersey Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Willersey, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7PN
2.69 miles
Mickleton Primary School
Broadmarston Lane, Mickleton, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6SJ
2.96 miles
Broadway First School
Lime Tree Avenue, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7BD
3.1 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Leamington Road, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7DZ
3.2 miles
Honeybourne Primary Academy
School Street, Honeybourne, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 7PJ
3.67 miles
Bretforton Village School
New Street, Bretforton, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 7JS
4.57 miles
Ilmington CofE Primary School
Back Street, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4LJ
4.72 miles
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Meon Vale
Bailey Avenue, Meon Vale, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 8QR
4.86 miles
Pebworth First School
Back Lane, Pebworth, Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcestershire, CV37 8XA
4.96 miles
Name Distance
Chipping Campden School
Cider Mill Lane, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6HU
0.51 miles
Cotswold Spa Hospital School
Station Road, Cotswold Spa Hospital, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7DE
3.7 miles

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St Catharine's Catholic Primary School is part of Little Way Catholic Educational Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

What is St Catharine's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Catharine's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2021 of its predecessor, St Catharine's Catholic Primary School.

When was St Catharine's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Catharine's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does St Catharine's Catholic Primary School have?

St Catharine's Catholic Primary School has 114 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Catharine's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Catharine's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Catharine's Catholic Primary School?

St Catharine's Catholic Primary School is at Lower High Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6DZ.

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