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St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Highfield Road, Malton YO17 7DB · smm.npcat.org.uk · 01653 692274
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Yorkshire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 225
- 95% of 236 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 71% 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 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 29 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 39 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 34 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across North Yorkshire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121653)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy on 10 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 67
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (24%) with SEND