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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME7 1YHSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Medway · Gillingham · ME7 1YH www.stmarysrcp.medway.sch.uk/

Pupils
447
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
447
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
447
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-4pp
68%61%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
447
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Greenfield Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YH
Local authority
Medway
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
2024/2557%2%77%39%61%3%67%30%85%67%107.0105.0105.013%447
2023/2461%0%77%28%66%0%82%30%77%77%106.0105.0106.014%437
2022/2368%0%85%47%71%0%81%41%81%78%108.0105.0105.0+1.20-2.60+0.7016%433
2018/1954%5%64%12%78%14%78%29%75%73%102.0105.0104.0-3.80-2.30-1.2013%458
2017/1864%15%80%25%85%25%69%20%83%75%105.0103.0106.0-0.30+0.70-1.9016%469
2016/1765%10%78%32%78%12%82%38%83%82%106.0106.0108.0-0.30-2.40+0.5019%471

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
2024/2544722.113%27%17%5%11%
2023/2443726.214%29%17%5%11%
2022/2343324.816%33%16%5%13%
2021/2243921.711%36%15%4%8%
2020/2144023.210%32%13%
2018/1945823.613%38%10%3%7%
2017/1846923.716%39%11%3%4%
2016/1747124.519%41%11%4%7%

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