Catherine Infant School
Ulverscroft Road, Leicester, LE4 6BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mitesh Madhaw
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 378
- URN
- 120002
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162625422
About this school
Catherine Infant School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 378 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Catherine Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Catherine Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Catherine Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 16.5% | 378 | — |
| Catherine Junior School | 43% | 5.4% | 23.6% | 454 | 0.1 miles |
| Taylor Road Primary School | — | — | — | 612 | 0.4 miles |
| Shenton Primary School | 61% | 5.2% | 21.2% | 360 | 0.5 miles |
| Abbey Mead Primary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 718 | 0.5 miles |
| Green Lane Infant School | — | 6.8% | 10.8% | 278 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 February 2025
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.47%
- English as an additional language
- 85.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 16.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Catherine Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Taylor Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Shenton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Abbey Mead Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Green Lane Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Catherine Infant School teach?
- Catherine Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Catherine Infant School?
- The headteacher of Catherine Infant School is Mr Mitesh Madhaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Catherine Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Catherine Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Catherine Infant School?
- Catherine Infant School has 378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Catherine Infant School full?
- Catherine Infant School has capacity for 420 pupils and 378 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Catherine Infant School a faith school?
- No. Catherine Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Catherine Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Catherine Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Catherine Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Catherine Infant School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Catherine Infant School's absence rate?
- Catherine Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Catherine Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Catherine Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.