St Francis Catholic Primary School
Whyteleafe Road, Caterham, CR3 5ED
This school is closed (it closed in July 2024).
It was replaced by St Francis Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maria Wheeler
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 125203
- Local authority
- Surrey
About this school
St Francis Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Caterham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 411 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Francis Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - |
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 St Francis Catholic Primary 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 401 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Francis Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 77% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 10.2% | 411 | — |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 9.5% | 398 | 0.0 miles |
| Audley Primary School | 81% | 3.5% | 13% | 211 | 0.1 miles |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 8.7% | 37.6% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery | 62% | 7% | 13.8% | 462 | 0.6 miles |
| Whyteleafe Primary School | 64% | 5.4% | 11.8% | 447 | 0.9 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.2%
- English as an additional language
- 28.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Caterham
-
Audley Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Caterham
-
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Caterham
-
Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Caterham
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Whyteleafe Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Whyteleafe
Other schools in Caterham
- Audley Primary School Primary
- Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Primary
- Woodlea Primary School Primary
- de Stafford School Secondary
- Clifton Hill School Academies
- Sunnydown School Special schools
- Caterham Prep Independent schools
- Caterham School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Francis Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Francis Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Caterham.
- Has St Francis Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Francis Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Francis Catholic Primary School?
- St Francis Catholic Primary School had 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Francis Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Francis Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Francis Catholic Primary 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 31 July 2024.