Cathcart Street Primary SchoolOur Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cathcart Street Primary School and Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School are primary schools.
Cathcart Street Primary School scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Cathcart Street Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 26.0% for Cathcart Street Primary School and 36.0% for Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Cathcart Street Primary School (23.0% in 2022-23, 26.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WirralCathcart Street Primary School | BirkenheadOur Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F31/100 | D42/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 71st of 81 in Wirral | 55th of 81 in Wirral Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 224 | 470 | |
| Capacity | 274 | 500 | |
| Location | Wirral, CH41 3JY | Birkenhead, CH41 8DU | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 26.0% | 36.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 100.0 | 102.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 95.0 | 100.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 224 | 470 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 78.1% | 42.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 24.1% | 13.0% | |
| SEN support | 26.3% | 21.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% | 7.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.2% | 23.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cathcart Street Primary School
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
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