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EnglandSouth EastBrighton and HoveBN41 1LBSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN41 1LB http://www.stmarys.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

Pupils
212
cap. 218
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
-3pp
76%67%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Church Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LB
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
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
2024/2563%3%72%28%75%3%69%16%78%66%104.0102.0102.020%212
2023/2466%7%93%62%76%7%72%24%72%90%110.0104.0107.019%212
2022/2376%6%88%33%79%6%85%18%79%79%107.0104.0106.0+1.60-0.60-0.6015%209
2018/1958%6%61%23%87%23%87%13%94%90%102.0104.0106.0-2.30+1.10-0.9012%209
2017/1872%3%79%24%83%14%90%7%93%86%106.0105.0108.0+1.00+0.30+0.7011%206
2016/1770%7%80%20%80%10%90%30%87%77%105.0106.0106.0+1.80-0.40+2.5010%211

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
2024/2521218.920%26%29%5%8%
2023/2421218.619%26%26%5%11%
2022/2320918.315%26%23%6%17%
2021/2220319.415%30%25%7%20%
2020/2120818.814%28%23%
2018/1920917.812%28%23%4%10%
2017/1820619.911%31%23%4%4%
2016/1721117.410%32%24%4%7%

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