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Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Belgrave Avenue, Congleton CW12 1HT · saintmaryscongleton.co.uk · 01260 274690
On the mapSearch near CW12 1HT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 183
- 75% of 244 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- 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: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 23 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 | 23 | 16 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 9 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 9 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111335), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111335)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 52
- 25% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (27%) with SEND