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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Northbrook Road, Swanage BH19 1QE · stmarysswanage.dorset.sch.uk · 01929 424909
On the mapSearch near BH19 1QE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dorset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 175
- 83% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 27 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 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Dorset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 40
- 20% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied