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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkNR33 0DGSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary

East Suffolk · Lowestoft · NR33 0DG www.stmarysrcps.com/

Pupils
175
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
+6pp
80%52%24%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
0%
-6pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
105.0
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
175
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0DG
Local authority
Suffolk
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
2024/2561%0%71%43%71%0%75%18%96%82%105.0104.0105.021%175
2023/2455%6%74%32%71%6%68%19%74%81%105.0103.0106.012%189
2022/2324%0%45%7%41%0%55%0%72%48%100.099.098.0-3.40-6.00-3.3011%192
2018/1980%10%87%47%90%17%90%20%90%90%107.0106.0107.0+0.40-1.30-1.409%207
2017/1880%10%97%50%83%13%93%30%97%87%110.0107.0107.0+1.30-3.40-0.30211
2016/1781%6%87%23%87%19%94%35%100%87%106.0107.0107.0-1.00-1.40+0.8012%209

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
2024/2517516.521%21%15%4%8%
2023/2418919.612%16%15%5%14%
2022/2319219.011%16%14%6%16%
2021/2219320.810%16%11%6%13%
2020/2118820.614%14%14%
2018/1920723.99%17%18%6%12%
2017/1823.85%8%
2016/1720921.412%16%15%4%4%

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