St Mary's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 2022 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 145324
- Address
- Dunstable Road, Caddington, LU1 4BB
- Website
- www.stmarysprimary.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 249 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 28.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.9%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 47.8%
Other White 19.3%
Mixed 10.8%
African 8%
Other Asian 4%
Indian 2.4%
Irish Traveller 1.6%
Irish 1.2%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 61%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
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
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 14 9 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 3 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 9 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 31 18 13 |
| Year 1 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 2 | 28 11 17 |
| Year 3 | 25 10 15 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 26 15 11 |
| Year 6 | 28 17 11 |