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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA28 9PGSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Cumberland · Whitehaven · CA28 9PG www.kells-stmarys.cumbria.sch.uk/

Pupils
190
cap. 180
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
190
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
190
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 04/03/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
-2pp
88%82%76%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
12%
-3pp
19%14%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
96%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
190
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
High Road, Kells, Whitehaven, CA28 9PG
Local authority
Cumberland
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
2024/2576%12%96%40%88%20%84%32%92%88%109.0107.0108.017%190
2023/2478%15%89%37%78%19%81%19%93%74%108.0105.0105.012%200
2022/2379%8%83%29%88%17%83%29%83%83%107.0107.0109.0-1.90-0.90-0.7010%197
2018/1988%12%92%38%92%42%96%23%92%92%107.0107.0110.0+0.30+2.10+0.5016%214
2017/1881%19%95%43%81%57%100%33%86%86%109.0108.0112.0+3.30+3.80+3.1013%211
2016/1788%28%88%48%92%36%92%36%92%92%110.0109.0113.0+2.80+1.30+2.2012%219

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
2024/2519020.117%10%28%4%7%
2023/2420020.312%7%29%4%8%
2022/2319718.810%6%31%5%16%
2021/2219617.111%5%28%6%16%
2020/2120118.913%3%27%
2018/1921417.516%1%32%4%5%
2017/1821119.513%0%36%4%8%
2016/1721923.812%0%38%4%8%

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