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Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge

All 5 Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge.

5 schools in Bamber Bridge

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  1. Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall

    Preston, PR5 5TB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Bamber Bridge catholic schools average, low absence.

    34 first choices, 35 offers made

    Met the standard at 1148%

    Bamber Bridge catholic schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Bamber Bridge catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    341
    Pupils per teacher
    19.4
    View school Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Chorley, PR6 7EB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Bamber Bridge catholic schools average, low absence.

    27 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Bamber Bridge catholic schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.6%Bamber Bridge catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    207
    Pupils per teacher
    22.1
    View school St Bede's Catholic Primary School
  3. St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale

    Preston, PR5 4HD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Bamber Bridge catholic schools average, low absence.

    24 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1153%

    Bamber Bridge catholic schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Bamber Bridge catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    199
    Pupils per teacher
    22.1
    View school St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale
  4. Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School

    Preston, PR5 6PB · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Bamber Bridge catholic schools average, high absence.

    150 first choices, 159 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1644.4

    Bamber Bridge catholic schools 44.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.4%Bamber Bridge catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    772
    Pupils per teacher
    17.2
    View school Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
  5. St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Preston, PR5 6TA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Bamber Bridge catholic schools average.

    24 first choices, 24 offers made

    Met the standard at 1152%

    Bamber Bridge catholic schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Bamber Bridge catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    251
    Pupils per teacher
    19.3
    View school St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
The big picture

How Bamber Bridge'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.

Bamber Bridge 53%England 62%Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall: 48%St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School: 52%St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale: 53%St Bede's Catholic Primary School: 65%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge

Days missed

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

Bamber Bridge average 5.0%Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall: 3.9%St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale: 3.9%St Bede's Catholic Primary School: 4.6%St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School: 5.3%Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School: 7.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge

Ofsted grades in Bamber Bridge

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Bamber Bridge

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    10 of the 5 Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  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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About these schools

Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge, explained

There are 5 Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge, teaching 1,770 children. 5 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free 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.

53.2% of pupils in Bamber Bridge catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 48% to 65%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

21.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,303 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Bamber Bridge?
There are 5 Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge on Eduscope are Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall, St Bede's Catholic Primary School and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale. 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 Bamber Bridge 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 Bamber Bridge Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Bamber Bridge 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.

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