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Catherine Infant School

Leicester, LE4 6BYPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
83 1st-choice / 91 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Catherine Infant School

Catherine Infant School in Leicester has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted across every category in its most recent graded inspection, a significant step up from its previous Good rating. The school, which serves children from age three to seven, received top marks of 1 for overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This places it among just five primary schools in the Leicester local authority to hold an Outstanding rating out of 82 schools of the same type. The school is also oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 121 applications for 91 places, with 83 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.33 suggests strong local demand. In a recent ungraded inspection, Ofsted confirmed that standards at the school have been maintained since its last graded visit.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressUlverscroft Road, Catherine Infant School, Leicester, Leicester, LE4 6BY
HeadteacherMitesh Madhaw
Local AuthorityLeicester
Number of Pupils391
Free School Meals (FSM)16.0%
School Capacity391 / 420 (93% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (26 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 13 Jan 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibraryPlaying FieldsSensory RoomOutdoor PlaygroundArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

Cross CountryGymnasticsTennisAthleticsNetball

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubCodingChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultySEN UnitOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: catherine-inf.leicester.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Catherine Infant School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.