St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 18 2025 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
Calderdale
Unique reference
148657
Address
Swires Road, HX1 2ER

Pupils

Number of Pupils
287 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
50.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.5%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31%
Indian 22.6%
Pakistani 18.1%
African 10.5%
Other White 9.1%
Mixed 4.1%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Other Asian 1%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsWell above average3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
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 Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
31
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes26.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
34
19
15
Year 1
38
23
15
Year 2
40
21
19
Year 3
43
20
23
Year 4
44
24
20
Year 5
43
25
18
Year 6
45
18
27
Year 2024-2025

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