Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119585URN

Moss Lane, St Catherine's Catholic School, Leyland, PR25 4SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

96 applications for 30 places · 70th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

96 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	96	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2025	30	88	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2024	30	77	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	77	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2022	29	71	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2021	30	93	3.1	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	102	3.4	32	1.07
Sep 2019	30	100	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	99	3.3	46	1.53
Sep 2017	30	88	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2016	30	79	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2015	31	81	2.6	31	1.00
Sep 2014	25	55	2.2	21	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 80% · Maths 86% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%87th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	14%	106	106
2023/24	75%	9%	106	108
2022/23	86%	21%	109	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Farington Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lever House Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Leyland Methodist Junior School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2021

46%met the SATs standard
Leyland Methodist Infant School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Northbrook Primary Academy
1.7 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119585 · 888/3608
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 220 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 13.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Moss Lane, St Catherine's Catholic School, Leyland, PR25 4SJ
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources