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EnglandSouth WestDorsetBH19 1QESt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage

Primary

Dorset · Swanage · BH19 1QE www.stmarysswanage.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
180
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
180
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
180
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-10pp
81%71%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
0%
-11pp
24%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
180
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Northbrook Road, Swanage, BH19 1QE
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
2024/2565%0%90%35%77%3%87%39%90%74%107.0107.0104.021%180
2023/2475%11%79%21%82%29%86%39%89%71%107.0108.0105.024%184
2022/2361%0%86%21%79%25%79%14%93%54%106.0105.0102.0+0.20+2.50+0.7016%188
2018/1976%24%76%38%83%28%86%41%86%79%105.0107.0106.0-1.70-1.30+0.4022%199
2017/1881%19%90%26%87%35%90%35%100%87%106.0108.0106.0-1.40-0.20+0.5012%194
2016/1754%15%69%38%92%38%92%38%85%85%106.0109.0107.0-0.90+1.50+2.1015%167

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
2024/2518023.221%11%19%6%18%
2023/2418423.324%11%19%7%17%
2022/2318823.816%14%18%7%20%
2021/2220326.311%14%19%6%17%
2020/2119423.912%17%18%
2018/1919922.822%16%15%4%3%
2017/1819424.312%14%10%4%4%
2016/1716721.915%9%11%4%6%

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