St Mary's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Unique reference
- 137147
- Address
- Bessemer Road East, SN2 1PE
- Website
- www.st-marys.swindon.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 409 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 25.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.3%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
Indian 33.7%
White British 31.1%
African 13%
Other White 10%
Mixed 5.6%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 1.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage1.3
MathsWell above average3.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 77%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 35 16 19 |
| Reception, Full-time | 49 30 19 |
| Year 1 | 51 29 22 |
| Year 2 | 49 20 29 |
| Year 3 | 49 24 25 |
| Year 4 | 58 22 36 |
| Year 5 | 51 28 23 |
| Year 6 | 60 32 28 |