- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
Results below the North West average.
75 first choices for 95 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1641.0
North West 45.5England 46.1
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 416
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Catholic schools in North West
All 588 Catholic schools in North West. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Results
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham, OL8 2SR · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
No published results yet.
22 first choices for 23 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 226
- Pupils per teacher
- –
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wilmslow, SK9 3AE · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
No published results yet.
18 first choices for 20 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- –
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
No published results yet.
15 first choices for 15 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 146
- Pupils per teacher
- –
St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham, OL9 9SN · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
- Nursery
No published results yet.
35 first choices for 39 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 322
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
No published results yet.
22 first choices for 26 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- –
- Pupils per teacher
- –
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton
Manchester, M34 7SW · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
No published results yet.
30 first choices for 29 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 237
- Pupils per teacher
- –
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M40 0JE · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
No published results yet.
43 first choices for 45 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 334
- Pupils per teacher
- –
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham
Preston, PR3 5DY · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Catholic
No published results yet.
17 first choices for 18 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- –
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well below the North West average.
25 first choices for 28 places last year
Met the standard at 1142%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.0%North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 194
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Rossendale, BB4 5NP · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the North West average, low absence.
17 first choices for 19 places last year
Met the standard at 1171%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 140
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the North West average.
66 first choices for 60 places last year
Met the standard at 1183%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- 4.8%North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 503
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Catholic
- Sixth form
Results well below the North West average.
145 first choices for 179 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1630.0
North West 45.5England 46.1
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 968
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Wigan, WN8 7HD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the North West average, low absence.
21 first choices for 21 places last year
Met the standard at 11100%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 106
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the North West average.
38 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1183%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.5%North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 202
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the North West average, low absence.
96 first choices for 90 places last year
Met the standard at 1189%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 632
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Warrington, WA4 1JD · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the North West average.
12 first choices for 15 places last year
Met the standard at 1152%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 159
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Lancaster, LA1 4HT · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the North West average, low absence.
38 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1179%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 206
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L22 8QF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results close to the North West average.
22 first choices for 25 places last year
Met the standard at 1163%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- –North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 246
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the North West average, low absence.
43 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1191%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 197
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
St Helens, WA10 4HX · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
Results close to the North West average.
25 first choices for 30 places last year
Met the standard at 1160%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- 6.2%North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 151
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
No published results yet.
58 first choices for 59 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 226
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Nursery
Results well above the North West average, low absence.
48 first choices for 45 places last year
Met the standard at 1177%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 354
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
Results close to the North West average.
34 first choices for 29 places last year
Met the standard at 1160%
North West 61%England 61%
- Days missed
- 5.3%North West 5.7%
- Pupils
- 213
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Catholic schools588587 mainstream, 1 special
- Met the standard at 1160.9%England 61%
- Good or Outstanding91%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools1,442 of 588588 Catholic, 710 Church of England
- With a nursery class331take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals29.2%of pupils get them
The big picture
How North West's Catholic schools spread out
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Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in North West
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 167 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 60 of 421
- Good: 325 of 421
- Requires improvement: 33 of 421
- Inadequate: 3 of 421
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in North West
Half or more are faith schools.
1,442 of the 588 Catholic schools in North West 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 characterCheck 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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About these schools
Catholic schools in North West, explained
There are 588 Catholic schools in North West, teaching 195,598 children. 377 are run by the council and 201 are academies or free schools. The list also includes 1 special and 9 independent schools.
91% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 90% across England. 60 are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
60.9% of pupils in North West met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 61% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 7% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
29.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,566 a year on each pupil, against £7,460 across England. 19.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 20% across England.
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Catholic schools near meLook closer to home
Pick an area to see its Catholic schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around North West.
- Lancashire120 Catholic schools
- Liverpool58 Catholic schools
- Manchester42 Catholic schools
- Wigan31 Catholic schools
- Sefton30 Catholic schools
- Knowsley25 Catholic schools
- Wirral23 Catholic schools
- Salford21 Catholic schools
- St Helens21 Catholic schools
- Bolton19 Catholic schools
- Cumberland19 Catholic schools
- Trafford19 Catholic schools
- Stockport18 Catholic schools
- Rochdale17 Catholic schools
- Warrington16 Catholic schools
- Halton15 Catholic schools
- Tameside14 Catholic schools
- Blackburn with Darwen13 Catholic schools
- Cheshire West and Chester13 Catholic schools
- Bury12 Catholic schools
- Oldham12 Catholic schools
- Cheshire East11 Catholic schools
- Westmorland and Furness10 Catholic schools
- Blackpool9 Catholic schools
Other schools in North West
- Primary schools2,536 schools
- Secondary schools669 schools
- Nurseries2,192 schools
- Sixth form colleges40 schools
- Grammar schools62 schools
- Private schools328 schools
- Special schools413 schools
- Boarding schools32 schools
- Faith schools1,420 schools
- Church of England schools710 schools
- Muslim schools48 schools
- Jewish schools34 schools
- Girls' schools61 schools
- Boys' schools63 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many catholic schools are in North West?
There are 588 catholic schools in North West, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best catholic schools in North West?
Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked catholic schools in North West include Christ The King Catholic High School, Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, and St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.
How many Ofsted Outstanding catholic schools are in North West?
North West has 60 catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 325 are rated Good, meaning 91% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are catholic schools in North West ranked on Eduscope?
Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.
What is the average class size in North West catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across catholic schools in North West is 19:1. 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.