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
- 240 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 32.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.8%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 42.5%
Other White 18.3%
Mixed 12.1%
African 9.6%
Other Asian 5.8%
Indian 2.1%
Pakistani 2.1%
Irish 1.3%
Irish Traveller 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Black 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
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 63%
Local authority average 50%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 9 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 4 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 21 12 9 |
| Year 1 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 2 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 3 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 4 | 28 10 18 |
| Year 5 | 28 12 16 |
| Year 6 | 26 14 12 |