St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 23 2022 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
Dorset
Unique reference
140780
Address
Northbrook Road, BH19 1QE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
184 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
10.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
19%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87%
Other White 6%
Mixed 5.4%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAverage0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
27
14
13
Year 1
20
6
14
Year 2
29
14
15
Year 3
24
13
11
Year 4
25
12
13
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 2023-2024

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