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EnglandSouth WestTeignbridgeTQ11 0EASt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast

Primary

Teignbridge · Buckfastleigh · TQ11 0EA www.st-marysrc.devon.sch.uk/

Pupils
163
cap. 110
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
-6pp
92%77%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
25%13%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
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
163
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Buckfast Road, Buckfast, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0EA
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
2024/2561%0%72%33%67%33%67%0%78%67%104.0100.0102.018%163
2023/2467%7%87%53%67%27%87%13%87%87%110.0105.0107.022%138
2022/2363%25%75%38%75%38%63%25%100%63%107.0102.0103.0+1.80+2.50-2.4020%137
2018/1964%7%71%36%71%50%71%14%79%71%105.0102.0104.0+2.40+3.80-1.0025%97
2017/1892%23%100%62%100%46%92%31%100%100%109.0105.0110.0+1.10+3.30-1.5022%98
2016/1770%10%70%40%80%40%80%40%100%80%104.0106.0105.0+1.80+4.40+3.8021%85

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
2024/2516322.018%0%42%6%16%
2023/2413819.222%0%39%6%13%
2022/2313719.620%1%40%5%12%
2021/2211918.626%0%33%6%14%
2020/2111217.525%0%27%
2018/199719.425%0%27%4%10%
2017/189819.622%0%32%5%18%
2016/178515.721%1%34%5%9%

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