St Catherine's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Leyland, Lancashire
St Catherine's RC Primary School is a primary school in Leyland, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Moss Lane, St Catherine's Catholic School, Leyland, PR25 4SJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, are happy and proud to be part of the St Catherine’s family.”
- “Staff know the pupils very well, and relationships are strong.”
- “Pupils live out leaders’ vision to be kind every day.”
To improve
- “However, they do not support some teachers well enough to manage their workload effectively.”
- “As a result, leaders’ expectations of staff’s workload are sometimes too high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Farington Primary School 0.3 mi Good
- Lever House Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Leyland Methodist Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Leyland Methodist Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Northbrook Primary Academy 1.1 mi Requires improvement
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained