Catherine Junior School
Primary schoolCatherine Junior School is a primary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 454 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Catherine Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Catherine Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025230 m
- Taylor Road Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed520 m
- Abbey Mead Primary AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Darul Madinah Leicester LtdIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file730 m
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Shenton Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2020. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leicester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).