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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Cannock Road, Fallings Park, Wolverhampton WV10 8PG · stmaryscpa.co.uk · 01902 308870
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wolverhampton 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 472
- 52 over 420 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- First language not English
- 29.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 60 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 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 59 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Wolverhampton it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 72
- 15% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (14%) with SEND