St Mary's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 15 2019 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
- 399 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 27.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.3%
White British 35.8%
Indian 31.3%
Other White 10.5%
African 10.5%
Mixed 5.6%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other 2%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
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 78%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 15%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 39 24 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 49 27 22 |
| Year 1 | 50 19 31 |
| Year 2 | 49 26 23 |
| Year 3 | 51 20 31 |
| Year 4 | 50 28 22 |
| Year 5 | 53 27 26 |
| Year 6 | 53 25 28 |