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St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Young Street, Bradford BD8 9RG
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 140 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In October 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2020.
This school is a member of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy and St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Admissions, Finances and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Representation.
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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low.
Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is excellent.
Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is poor, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
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