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EnglandSouth WestSwindonSN2 1PESt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Swindon · Swindon · SN2 1PE www.st-marys.swindon.sch.uk/

Pupils
409
cap. 410
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
409
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
409
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 20/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
-7pp
85%78%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
15%
+7pp
24%16%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
409
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Bessemer Road East, Swindon, SN2 1PE
Local authority
Swindon
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
2024/2570%15%85%33%77%28%85%27%97%78%107.0107.0107.013%409
2023/2477%8%85%36%85%21%91%30%91%87%107.0107.0108.08%399
2022/2378%15%87%37%85%20%95%43%93%88%107.0109.0109.0+1.20+1.30+3.806%406
2018/1985%23%92%33%88%33%100%42%100%98%106.0109.0110.0+0.60+1.00+2.908%386
2017/1882%24%89%56%84%36%96%53%91%96%109.0110.0110.0+4.00+2.30+6.009%347
2016/1782%16%84%40%87%20%93%60%89%93%108.0111.0113.0+3.40+0.90+5.906%346

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
2024/2540925.013%26%9%6%11%
2023/2439924.18%28%8%4%8%
2022/2340624.86%30%10%5%11%
2021/2240223.45%35%10%6%14%
2020/2140024.35%40%10%
2018/1938628.88%44%11%4%6%
2017/1834722.79%45%11%4%8%
2016/1734624.76%42%10%4%6%

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