Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

Moorside Road, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9PJ

Headteacher: Mr Ian GittinsSchool website ↗Pupils: 162 (capacity: 175)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
89% of first-choice applicants offered a place
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
89%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
15.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 81%·Maths 92%All three 73%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding46%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected81%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected92%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
25
How many families wanted this school first?
28
How many got their first choice?
25of 28 (89.3%)
How many applied in total?
44

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
19.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
80 girls, 82 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 73%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1669.0%6.0%-0.6-4.8-2.0
2016/1767.0%15.0%+0.9-2.6-3.3
2017/1867.0%4.0%-0.8-2.7-2.2
2018/1980.0%7.0%-0.1-0.6-1.3
2022/2370.0%9.0%-1.2-2.1-1.2
2023/2464.0%11.0%---
2024/2573.0%15.0%---