SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's RC Junior School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102994
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 March 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

4 February 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 8 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Sutton
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 361 361 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 191 52.9% of pupils
Male pupils 170 47.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.4%
18.4 pts below England
School 6.4%
Sutton 16.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

35.2%
14.9 pts above England
School 35.2%
Sutton 34.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Sutton 1.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
38.8%
140
Any other White background
17.7%
64
Any other Mixed background
6.9%
25
White and Asian
6.6%
24
African
6.4%
23
Indian
4.7%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.8% 57 of 361 pupils
5.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.8%
Sutton 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.0% 54 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts above
EHC plans 0.8% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 5.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 20
Speech, language & communication 17
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
No specialist assessment yet 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Sutton 65.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Sutton 75.7%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Sutton 70.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Sutton 75.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.65 pts lower than England
School 3.57%
Sutton 6.01%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.08 pts lower than England
School 5.74%
Sutton 15.08%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Sutton 1.60%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.3% 12.1 pts above England
St Mary's RC Junior School
100.3%
Sutton
95.9%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information