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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch RM12 4TL · stmaryscatholicprimaryschool.co.uk · 01708 448430
On the mapSearch near RM12 4TL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Havering 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Havering
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Havering it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 130
- 31% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (20%) with SEND