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St Catherine's RC Primary School
School Lane, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6HS
St Catherine's RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school maintained by the local authority (Manchester). It has about 420 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Attendance, Progress, Finances and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Admissions and Representation.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.
Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is below average.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very high.
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