Academy converter · Gloucestershire

St Catharine's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
114Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150342URN

Lower High Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2021 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

31 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 October 2021Ofsted'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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

31 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as St Catharine's Catholic Primary School (URN 115705), the previous school.

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	11	31	2.8	10	0.91
Sep 2025	21	42	2.0	22	1.05
Sep 2024	9	21	2.3	8	0.89
Sep 2023 *	7	21	3.0	7	1.00
Sep 2022 *	8	13	1.6	8	1.00
Sep 2021 *	12	20	1.7	11	0.92
Sep 2020 *	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2019 *	18	24	1.3	18	1.00
Sep 2018 *	12	25	2.1	12	1.00
Sep 2017 *	20	35	1.8	21	1.05
Sep 2016 *	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	30	2.0	15	1.00
Sep 2014 *	17	28	1.7	15	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 75% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%71st of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	5%	106	104
2023/24	38%	14%	105	101
2022/23	57%	14%	105	103

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 Catharine's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2021

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Blockley Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Willersey Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Mickleton Primary School
4.8 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Broadway First School
5.0 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
5.2 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Honeybourne Primary Academy
5.9 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bretforton Village School
7.4 km · Worcestershire

2026

1.7applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150342 · 916/3354
Trust: Little Way Catholic Educational Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 140 pupils · 114 on roll
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: St Catharine's Catholic Primary School (URN 115705)
Address: Lower High Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6DZ
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources