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Catholic schools in Gloucestershire

All 10 Catholic schools in Gloucestershire.

10 schools in Gloucestershire

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  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Stonehouse, GL10 3TY · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Gloucestershire catholic schools average, low absence.

    19 first choices, 19 offers made

    Met the standard at 1180%

    Gloucestershire catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.1%Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    148
    Pupils per teacher
    15.6
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Gloucester, GL3 1HU · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Gloucestershire catholic schools average, low absence.

    44 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1183%

    Gloucestershire catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    220
    Pupils per teacher
    22.4
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School
  3. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Gloucester, GL1 3PY · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Gloucestershire catholic schools average, low absence.

    55 first choices, 57 offers made

    Met the standard at 1175%

    Gloucestershire catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    411
    Pupils per teacher
    22.1
    View school St Peter's Catholic Primary School
  4. The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great

    Cheltenham, GL50 3QG · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Gloucestershire catholic schools average, low absence.

    43 first choices, 45 offers made

    Met the standard at 1148%

    Gloucestershire catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.1%Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    412
    Pupils per teacher
    22.5
    View school The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great
  5. St Catharine's Catholic Primary School

    Chipping Campden, GL55 6DZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results above the Gloucestershire catholic schools average, low absence.

    10 first choices, 11 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Gloucestershire catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.9%Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    114
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school St Catharine's Catholic Primary School
  6. The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Stroud, GL5 4AB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Gloucestershire catholic schools average.

    7 first choices, 8 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Gloucestershire catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.2%Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    135
    Pupils per teacher
    19.3
    View school The Rosary Catholic Primary School
  7. St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Gloucester, GL4 0DD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 5 areas
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Gloucestershire catholic schools average, high absence.

    297 first choices, 230 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1640.9

    Gloucestershire catholic schools 40.9England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.6%Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    1,545
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
  8. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

    Cheltenham, GL51 0HZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Gloucestershire catholic schools average.

    20 first choices, 20 offers made

    Met the standard at 1133%

    Gloucestershire catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.5%Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    191
    Pupils per teacher
    17.7
    View school St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
  9. Ashley Manor Preparatory School

    Cheltenham, GL52 6NR · Independent · Primary · Ages 1 to 11

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    275
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Ashley Manor Preparatory School
  10. St Edward's School

    Cheltenham, GL53 8EY · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Gloucestershire catholic schools 6.6%
    Pupils
    224
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school St Edward's School
The big picture

How Gloucestershire's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Gloucestershire 63%England 62%St Thomas More Catholic Primary School: 33%The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great: 48%The Rosary Catholic Primary School: 57%St Catharine's Catholic Primary School: 70%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 75%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 80%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 83%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Gloucestershire

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Gloucestershire average 5.5%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 3.9%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 4.1%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 4.8%St Catharine's Catholic Primary School: 4.9%The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great: 5.1%The Rosary Catholic Primary School: 6.2%St Thomas More Catholic Primary School: 6.5%St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre: 8.6%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Gloucestershire

Ofsted grades in Gloucestershire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 7
  • Good: 7 of 7
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 7
  • Inadequate: 0 of 7
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Gloucestershire

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    131 of the 10 Catholic schools in Gloucestershire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Gloucestershire, explained

There are 10 Catholic schools in Gloucestershire, teaching 3,675 children. 0 are run by the council and 8 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 independent schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

62.6% of pupils in Gloucestershire catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 33% to 83%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

20.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,867 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Gloucestershire.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Gloucestershire?
There are 10 Catholic schools in Gloucestershire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Gloucestershire?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Gloucestershire on Eduscope are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School and St Peter's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Gloucestershire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Gloucestershire Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Gloucestershire is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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