St Catherine's RC Primary SchoolLeyland Methodist Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leyland.

Summary of the comparison

St Catherine's RC Primary School and Leyland Methodist Infant School are primary schools in Leyland.

  • St Catherine's RC Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Leyland Methodist Infant School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Catherine's RC Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Catherine's RC Primary School was judged Good and Leyland Methodist Infant School was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Catherine's RC Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Catherine's RC Primary School versus Leyland Methodist Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeylandSt Catherine's RC Primary SchoolLeylandLeyland Methodist Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureB72/100
Local ranking30th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure438th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll214 176
Capacity220 210
LocationLeyland, PR25 4SJ Leyland, PR25 3ET
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census214 176
Free school meals (ever 6)16.8% 15.3%
English as an additional language8.4% 5.1%
SEN support11.2% 7.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure4.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.4% Stronger figure7.9% 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.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: St Catherine's RC Primary School · Leyland Methodist Infant School