Catherine Junior School

LeicesterCommunity school

Brandon Street, Leicester, LE4 6AZ

Headteacher: Mr Gareth DenmanSchool website ↗Pupils: 474 (capacity: 480)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
43%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 25 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
43.0%
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%.
5.0%
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 57%·Writing 56%·Maths 67%All three 43%
Reading
Expected57%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected56%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected67%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
27.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
86.0%
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).
20.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
223 girls, 251 boys

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 60% (2017/18), currently 43%

* 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
2015/1636.0%3.0%-1.8+3.5+0.7
2016/1752.0%3.0%-0.1+1.9+3.0
2017/1860.0%5.0%-3.4+0.1-0.7
2018/1955.0%9.0%-3.2+0.7+0.6
2022/2350.0%0.0%-3.4-3.9-1.3
2023/2447.0%2.0%---
2024/2543.0%5.0%---