Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Lancashire). It has about 160 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In September 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Representation and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Finances.
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Attendance:Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Environment:Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very low.
Representation:In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community. Show details
Attainment:Excellent. Maths attainment is excellent, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress:Above average. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is above average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Finances:Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Admissions:Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low.
Disadvantaged pupils:There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.