The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Northampton

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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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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School

Kingsland Gardens, Kingsthorpe, Northampton NN2 7BH

https://www.thegoodshepherdcatholicprimaryschool.org.uk/

The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 300 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In June 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust Ltd. (Other schools in this trust include St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, St Thomas More Catholic Primary School and St Edward's Catholic Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Admissions and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Progress.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School
0.4		Kingsthorpe Village Primary School
0.4		Green Oaks Primary Academy
0.5		Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School
0.9		Kingsley Primary School
1.1		Earl Spencer Primary School
1.1		Kings Heath Primary Academy
1.1		Northampton International Academy
1.1		Sunnyside Primary Academy
1.2		All Saints CofE VA Primary School
1.2		Whitehills Primary School
1.2		Castle Academy

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Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is roughly average.

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: Below average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is about average.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Progress: Poor. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

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.)

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very high.

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

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