SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142214
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 106 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

12 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

6 April 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 26 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 91 85 full-time · 6 part-time
Female pupils 51 56.0% of pupils
Male pupils 40 44.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.1%
1.7 pts below England
School 23.1%
South Staffordshire 16.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.2%
18.1 pts below England
School 2.2%
South Staffordshire 2.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Staffordshire 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
69.2%
63
Any other Mixed background
8.8%
8
Indian
5.5%
5
Irish
3.3%
3
Traveller of Irish heritage
3.3%
3
Any other Asian background
2.2%
2
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 15.4% 14 of 91 pupils
5.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.4%
South Staffordshire 18.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.4% 14 pupils
England 14.8% 0.6 pts above
EHC plans 0.0% 0 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Physical disability 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

86.0% 25.6 pts above England
School 86.0%
South Staffordshire 63.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
South Staffordshire 75.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
South Staffordshire 72.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
South Staffordshire 75.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

5.66%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.56 pts lower than England
School 5.66%
South Staffordshire 5.55%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.75 pts lower than England
School 15.07%
South Staffordshire 13.09%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.43 pts lower than England
School 1.37%
South Staffordshire 1.49%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

85.8% 2.3 pts below England
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
85.8%
South Staffordshire
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
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