St Mary's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
South Tyneside
Unique reference
147102
Address
Ayr Drive, NE32 4AW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
275 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
8.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.8%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.5%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 1.9%
African 1.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.7
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsAbove average2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 24%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
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
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
16
6
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
49
24
25
Reception, Full-time
31
17
14
Year 1
29
15
14
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
30
13
17
Year 4
32
20
12
Year 5
35
15
20
Year 6
23
12
11
Year 2024-2025

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