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EnglandSouth WestEast DevonEX13 5BESt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster

Primary

East Devon · Axminster · EX13 5BE http://www.stmarysaxminster.devon.sch.uk

Pupils
136
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
21%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
136
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
21%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
136
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
21%
-48pp
81%51%21%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%
RWM higher standard
5%
-8pp
23%14%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
53%
Reading higher standard
11%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
32%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
26%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
97.0

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
136
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Lyme Road, Axminster, EX13 5BE
Local authority
Devon
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
2024/2521%5%53%11%63%5%32%5%89%26%101.098.097.012%136
2023/2469%13%75%25%75%25%81%31%81%56%106.0106.0102.014%132
2022/2365%6%65%18%82%12%71%18%88%65%104.0104.0103.0-1.60+1.60-0.1026%135
2018/1977%23%92%31%85%38%100%31%92%77%108.0108.0104.0+2.20+1.10+1.607%124
2017/1881%6%94%31%88%25%88%13%94%81%108.0105.0107.0+0.60+0.40-1.007%127
2016/1747%0%71%18%59%29%47%12%76%53%104.0100.0102.0-0.90-3.60-4.0018%119

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
2024/2513622.312%12%14%5%12%
2023/2413226.314%6%14%5%10%
2022/2313526.926%6%11%7%10%
2021/2213623.526%7%12%6%13%
2020/2113822.425%7%17%
2018/1912422.47%8%20%4%8%
2017/1812728.07%9%25%4%7%
2016/1711917.218%8%18%4%7%

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