- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
63 first choices, 60 offers made
Ready for secondary school96%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 419
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
31 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school81%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 232
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Catholic
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, high absence.
288 first choices, 177 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
East of England catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 943
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
41 first choices, 29 offers made
Ready for secondary school83%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 205
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
68 first choices, 60 offers made
Ready for secondary school84%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 454
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester, CO1 2QB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average.
39 first choices, 31 offers made
Ready for secondary school93%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 9East of England catholic schools about 10
- Pupils
- 209
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school89%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 250
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
39 first choices, 29 offers made
Ready for secondary school75%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 210
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the East of England catholic schools average.
194 first choices, 170 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
East of England catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 9East of England catholic schools about 10
- Pupils
- 1,134
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester, CO3 9BE · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
41 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school74%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 252
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the East of England catholic schools average.
147 first choices, 182 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
East of England catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 11East of England catholic schools about 10
- Pupils
- 1,106
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Ready for secondary school94%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 206
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood, CM14 4EX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average.
134 first choices, 175 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
East of England catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 10East of England catholic schools about 10
- Pupils
- 991
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school87%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 238
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the East of England catholic schools average.
38 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school69%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 9East of England catholic schools about 10
- Pupils
- 227
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the East of England catholic schools average.
265 first choices, 205 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
East of England catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 10East of England catholic schools about 10
- Pupils
- 1,613
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average.
21 first choices, 26 offers made
Ready for secondary school87%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 9East of England catholic schools about 10
- Pupils
- 233
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the East of England catholic schools average.
290 first choices, 219 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
East of England catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 10East of England catholic schools about 10
- Pupils
- 1,620
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
38 first choices, 39 offers made
Ready for secondary school64%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 300
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results below the East of England catholic schools average, high absence.
188 first choices, 174 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
East of England catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,130
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Albans, AL1 5EG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
41 first choices, 42 offers made
Ready for secondary school78%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 410
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
35 first choices, 35 offers made
Ready for secondary school75%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 421
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the East of England catholic schools average, high absence.
169 first choices, 174 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
East of England catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,073
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 8QJ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the East of England catholic schools average, low absence.
36 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school72%
East of England catholic schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 235
- Catholic schools131including 2 special
- Ready for secondary school65.4%
- Good or Outstanding98%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools779 of 131131 Catholic, 574 Church of England
- With a nursery class59take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals14.4%of pupils get them
The big picture
How the East of England'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.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in the East of England
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 32 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 8 of 99
- Good: 89 of 99
- Requires improvement: 1 of 99
- Inadequate: 1 of 99
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in the East of England
Half or more are faith schools.
779 of the 131 Catholic schools in the East of England 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 the East of England, explained
There are 131 Catholic schools in the East of England, teaching 53,671 children. 19 are run by the council and 102 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 8 independent schools.
98% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 8 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
65.4% of pupils in East of England catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 96%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
14.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,099 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Pick an area to see its Catholic schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around the East of England.
- Hertfordshire46 Catholic schools
- Essex36 Catholic schools
- Suffolk12 Catholic schools
- Norfolk7 Catholic schools
- Southend-on-Sea6 Catholic schools
- Cambridgeshire5 Catholic schools
- Luton5 Catholic schools
- Thurrock5 Catholic schools
- Peterborough4 Catholic schools
- Bedford3 Catholic schools
- Central Bedfordshire2 Catholic schools
Other schools in the East of England
- Primary schools2,307 schools
- Secondary schools713 schools
- Nurseries2,253 schools
- Sixth forms403 schools
- Grammar schools8 schools
- Private schools241 schools
- Special schools216 schools
- Boarding schools78 schools
- Faith schools774 schools
- Church of England schools574 schools
- Muslim schools7 schools
- Jewish schools6 schools
- Girls' schools32 schools
- Boys' schools32 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many Catholic schools are in the East of England?
There are 131 Catholic schools in the East of England, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in the East of England?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in the East of England on Eduscope are St Peter's Catholic Primary School, St Dominic Catholic Primary School and St Bede's Inter-Church School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Catholic schools are in the East of England?
the East of England has 8 Catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 89 are rated Good, meaning 98% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Catholic schools in the East of England 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 the East of England Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in the East of England 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.