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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT10 1JXSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull

Primary

Dorset · Sturminster Newton · DT10 1JX http://www.stmarymarnhull.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
87
cap. 175
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
87
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
87
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+13pp
100%74%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
0%
-17pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
87
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Old Mill Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JX
Local authority
Dorset
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
2024/2567%0%80%13%67%0%80%7%87%73%106.0104.0104.022%87
2023/2454%17%71%25%71%25%71%21%96%63%105.0104.0103.022%96
2022/2375%13%75%25%75%25%88%13%88%75%108.0105.0105.0+2.10+2.00+1.0016%91
2018/1947%11%53%11%74%16%74%21%84%68%100.0103.0102.0-2.90+0.00-0.3029%104
2017/18100%13%100%25%100%63%100%25%100%100%108.0108.0109.0+1.30+6.10+2.9024%85
2016/1760%0%80%20%80%20%67%13%93%87%104.0104.0107.0-0.70+0.00-0.9022%64

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
2024/258718.922%10%22%6%10%
2023/249620.622%8%18%6%13%
2022/239118.216%8%21%6%9%
2021/229218.426%8%21%7%27%
2020/219420.418%7%15%
2018/1910427.429%6%12%4%7%
2017/188516.324%8%16%4%6%
2016/176413.122%2%29%5%7%

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