Caton Primary School | School performance

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/05/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLancashire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Caton Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

63%

-9pp

72%61%50%

'17'23'24'25

'25 · 63%

RWM higher standard

-11pp

17%9%0%

'17'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

63%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

38%

Science expected standard

75%

SPAG expected standard

88%

SPAG higher standard

25%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

19%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Broadacre, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NH

Local authority

Lancashire

Website

catonprimary.school

Telephone

01524770104

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	63%	0%	88%	25%	63%	0%	88%	38%	75%	88%	105.0	107.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	74
2023/24	72%	11%	83%	44%	78%	28%	83%	33%	72%	83%	108.0	106.0	105.0	—	—	—	12%	83
2022/23	50%	17%	50%	33%	67%	50%	50%	17%	67%	50%	104.0	103.0	107.0	-0.10	+3.60	-0.70	14%	73
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	15%	34
2017/18	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	20%	40
2016/17	67%	0%	67%	17%	83%	33%	83%	0%	100%	50%	103.0	102.0	103.0	-0.30	+2.60	-1.90	14%	43

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	74	14.8	15%	7%	19%	5%	14%
2023/24	83	16.6	12%	12%	13%	5%	3%
2022/23	73	14.6	14%	8%	11%	5%	3%
2021/22	72	18.0	11%	6%	17%	6%	9%
2020/21	53	26.5	9%	2%	11%	—	—
2018/19	34	17.0	15%	0%	12%	4%	10%
2017/18	40	13.3	20%	0%	18%	5%	9%
2016/17	43	14.3	14%	0%	12%	3%	0%