St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 140777
- Address
- Devon Road, BH15 3QQ
- Website
- www.st-marys.poole.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 401 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 40.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 47.6%
Other White 17.7%
Indian 13.7%
Mixed 6.7%
African 6.5%
Other 2.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other Black 1%
Irish 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage-1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 46 27 19 |
| Year 1 | 46 19 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 3 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 4 | 65 29 36 |
| Year 5 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 6 | 65 30 35 |