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EnglandWest MidlandsNewcastle-under-LymeST5 2TASt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Newcastle-under-Lyme · Newcastle Under Lyme · ST5 2TA https://stmaryscatholicprimary.school/

Pupils
406
cap. 455
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

Finance£5857 spend / pupil£6842 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+4pp
69%62%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
2%
-5pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
90%
LA AVG 77.22%
SPAG higher standard
49%
LA AVG 31.11%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.81
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
406
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2TA
Local authority
Staffordshire
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%2%81%25%75%3%83%24%86%90%105.0106.0110.07%406
2023/2465%7%73%23%73%7%82%28%80%70%105.0105.0106.08%408
2022/2355%0%77%30%68%0%73%23%77%80%106.0105.0107.0+1.60-0.90+1.508%410
2018/1967%16%72%28%85%26%84%38%90%84%105.0107.0110.0+0.90+1.40+2.408%382
2017/1863%7%77%28%78%18%85%20%83%77%105.0105.0107.0-0.20-0.50+0.408%376
2016/1760%9%64%21%74%15%89%19%81%81%103.0106.0106.0-1.10-0.70+1.606%417

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
2024/2540625.57%37%20%5%8%
2023/2440822.88%37%21%5%10%
2022/2341021.78%39%25%5%14%
2021/2237822.16%39%25%5%12%
2020/2137121.76%41%20%
2018/1938220.08%41%18%4%7%
2017/1837618.38%36%18%4%6%
2016/1741723.26%31%21%4%6%

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