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EnglandSouth WestBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBH15 3QQSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole

Primary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Poole · BH15 3QQ www.st-marys.poole.sch.uk

Pupils
401
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
401
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
401
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 20/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-9pp
67%62%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
11%
+3pp
25%16%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
401
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Devon Road, Poole, BH15 3QQ
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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
2024/2558%11%82%49%68%12%69%28%91%82%108.0104.0105.018%401
2023/2467%8%74%31%79%16%74%20%89%75%105.0104.0106.016%402
2022/2357%10%72%28%77%15%65%25%75%73%106.0104.0105.0+0.00+0.70-1.1019%405
2018/1964%7%75%32%76%8%78%29%86%85%105.0104.0107.0+0.20-2.40-1.1013%401
2017/1865%25%74%30%77%39%74%42%86%77%105.0106.0106.0-2.00-0.30-0.3012%390
2016/1764%17%86%41%76%31%71%31%95%85%107.0105.0107.0-0.40-2.00-1.4013%419

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
2024/2540124.918%40%11%4%8%
2023/2440224.416%44%11%5%11%
2022/2340526.819%41%12%6%13%
2021/2241424.116%42%10%6%20%
2020/2140124.817%41%10%
2018/1940123.713%41%8%4%8%
2017/1839021.712%40%6%4%8%
2016/1741926.013%38%6%4%9%

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