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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE4 6AZCatherine Junior School
Primary

Catherine Junior School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE4 6AZ www.catherine-jun.leicester.sch.uk/

Pupils
474
cap. 480
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
474
Pupils · 2024/25
89%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
474
Pupils · 2024/25
89%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Catherine Junior School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
43%
-4pp
60%52%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
5%
+3pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
61%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
474
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
89%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Brandon Street, Leicester, LE4 6AZ
Local authority
Leicester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2543%5%57%14%56%7%67%19%61%59%102.0103.0104.015%474
2023/2447%2%68%16%62%2%74%17%57%62%103.0103.0102.012%477
2022/2350%0%64%18%60%0%77%18%69%70%103.0104.0105.0-3.40-3.90-1.309%475
2018/1955%9%57%17%74%23%84%33%76%75%101.0106.0106.0-3.20+0.70+0.6010%490
2017/1860%5%64%14%80%20%80%22%85%75%102.0105.0106.0-3.40+0.10-0.7011%513
2016/1752%3%57%9%71%11%74%23%78%74%100.0104.0105.0-0.10+1.90+3.007%515

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2547420.615%89%24%5%17%
2023/2447720.912%90%24%6%19%
2022/2347522.69%89%25%6%20%
2021/2246921.58%87%24%5%15%
2020/2147122.68%89%22%
2018/1949022.410%88%24%4%12%
2017/1851322.911%90%24%4%14%
2016/1751521.57%88%28%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.