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St Mary's Catholic Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Cruso Street, Leek ST13 8BW · st-marys-leek.staffs.sch.uk · 01538 493888
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 93%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 179
- 85% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 19 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 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲93% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Catholic Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 29
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied