Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy, Leicester

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy

Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, Leicester LE4 8GP

https://www.bishopellis.leics.sch.uk

Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 260 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in June 2012. The present school opened in 2022.

This school is a member of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy, St Josephs Catholic Academy, Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy, Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy and St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Admissions, Representation, Disadvantaged pupils and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Eastfield Primary School
0.5		Church Hill Infant School
0.5		Church Hill Church of England Junior School
1.0		The Merton Primary School
1.1		Sandfield Close Primary School
1.3		Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
1.4		St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy
1.4		The Pochin School
1.6		Herrick Primary School
1.8		Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
1.8		Hallam Fields, Birstall
1.9		Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is excellent.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite high.

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

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