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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African6.5%
Mixed6.7%
Indian13.7%
Other White17.7%
White British47.6%
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%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage-1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
58%
Local authority average
63%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
11%
Local authority average
11%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
108
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
42
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.1
Year 2024-2025

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
Year 2024-2025

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