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EnglandSouth EastDoverCT14 9LFSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Dover · Deal · CT14 9LF www.stmarysdeal.co.uk/

Pupils
181
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
181
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
181
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+2pp
90%78%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
181
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
St Richard's Road, Deal, CT14 9LF
Local authority
Kent
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
2024/2569%3%79%21%72%3%72%10%90%66%103.0101.0101.014%181
2023/2467%0%78%15%78%0%81%11%81%78%104.0103.0106.014%194
2022/2365%0%74%22%78%4%87%13%74%70%105.0105.0104.0+1.00+0.50+1.308%185
2018/1990%3%97%42%97%3%90%19%90%81%108.0106.0105.0+1.20-1.80-1.108%204
2017/1872%3%79%28%83%10%79%21%86%83%105.0104.0106.0+1.30+1.20+1.00206
2016/1780%8%88%32%92%16%92%20%100%72%107.0105.0106.0+2.10+0.70+0.008%203

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
2024/2518120.314%6%30%5%9%
2023/2419421.614%3%30%6%20%
2022/2318517.18%3%26%7%21%
2021/2218918.27%3%30%8%31%
2020/2119014.28%4%30%
2018/1920423.28%10%15%6%14%
2017/1823.64%8%
2016/1720320.88%8%17%4%10%

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