St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary in Chippenham, Wiltshire | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

162

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

162

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

162

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWiltshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio31.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wiltshire

Part ofTHE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-21pp

71%61%50%

'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-13pp

13%7%0%

'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

69%

Reading higher standard

15%

Writing expected standard

69%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

54%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

69%

SPAG higher standard

15%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

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

162

Pupil : teacher ratio

31.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

18%

FSM eligible

20%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Rowden Hill, Chippenham, SN15 2AH

Local authority

Wiltshire

Website

www.st-marys-pri.wilts.sch.uk

Telephone

01249460231

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	69%	15%	69%	4%	54%	19%	81%	69%	103.0	101.0	103.0	—	—	—	19%	162
2023/24	71%	13%	77%	42%	81%	13%	77%	42%	84%	77%	106.0	106.0	109.0	—	—	—	14%	165
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	162	—	19%	18%	20%	4%	5%
2023/24	165	21.4	14%	19%	17%	4%	4%
2022/23	—	—	—	—	—	4%	11%