Catherine Junior School
Brandon Street, Leicester, LE4 6AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Denman
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 120003
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162625896
About this school
Catherine Junior School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 454 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 115 | 105 | 114 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 47% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 68% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 62% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Catherine Junior 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 475 |
| 2023/24 | 477 |
| 2024/25 | 474 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Catherine Junior School compares
Catherine Junior School ranked 66th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 43% | 5.4% | 23.6% | 454 | — |
| Catherine Infant School | — | 5.4% | 16.5% | 378 | 0.1 miles |
| Taylor Road Primary School | — | — | — | 612 | 0.3 miles |
| Abbey Mead Primary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 718 | 0.4 miles |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 43% | 6.3% | 17.1% | 221 | 0.5 miles |
| Shenton Primary School | 61% | 5.2% | 21.2% | 360 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.63%
- English as an additional language
- 89.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Catherine Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Taylor Road Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Abbey Mead Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Shenton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Catherine Junior School ranks 127th of the 139 ranked primary 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 year groups does Catherine Junior School teach?
- Catherine Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Catherine Junior School?
- The headteacher of Catherine Junior School is Mr Gareth Denman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Catherine Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Catherine Junior 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 big is Catherine Junior School?
- Catherine Junior School has 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Catherine Junior School full?
- Catherine Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 454 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Catherine Junior School a faith school?
- No. Catherine Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Catherine Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Catherine Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Catherine Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Catherine Junior School rank locally?
- Catherine Junior School ranked 66th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Catherine Junior School's absence rate?
- Catherine Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Catherine Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Catherine Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.