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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL12 8JRSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle

Primary

County Durham · Barnard Castle · DL12 8JR https://stmarysbc.bhcet.org.uk

Pupils
100
cap. 105
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
31%
RWM higher · 2024/25
100
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
31%
RWM higher · 2024/25
100
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle · Primary · County Durham

Finance£6940 spend / pupil£7170 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
+6pp
92%84%75%
'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
31%
+12pp
33%26%19%
'23'24'25
'25 · 31%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
63%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
44%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
50%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
94%
LA AVG 72.79%
SPAG higher standard
50%
LA AVG 26.79%
Reading scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 105.09
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 103.99
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
100
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Birch Road, Barnard Castle, DL12 8JR
Local authority
County Durham
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
2024/2581%31%94%63%88%44%94%50%100%94%111.0109.0109.031%100
2023/2475%19%94%38%81%31%81%19%100%88%106.0105.0107.025%99
2022/2392%33%100%50%92%50%92%33%92%92%109.0105.0108.0+3.50+5.60+0.5028%100

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
2024/2510019.831%2%18%3%8%
2023/249919.425%6%15%4%6%
2022/2310019.728%5%12%4%6%

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