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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberCalderdaleHX1 2ERSt Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary

Calderdale · Halifax · HX1 2ER http://www.stmaryshalifax.co.uk/

Pupils
287
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
287
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
287
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCalderdale
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy · Primary · Calderdale

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
62%
+2pp
62%60%58%
'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
9%7%5%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
49%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
287
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
50%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Swires Road, Halifax, HX1 2ER
Local authority
Calderdale
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%7%78%36%69%7%73%42%87%73%106.0106.0108.021%287
2023/2460%5%83%21%74%5%71%31%98%90%106.0105.0107.019%302
2022/2358%9%71%33%62%9%78%42%82%76%106.0108.0110.0+1.40-0.80+3.6017%302

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2528720.821%50%28%5%12%
2023/2430221.619%52%26%6%17%
2022/2330222.417%52%27%7%20%
2021/2229219.315%50%33%7%19%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.