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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Upton Street, Batley WF17 8PH · stmarysbatley.co.uk · 01924 472273
On the mapSearch near WF17 8PH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 258
- 86% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- 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: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 34 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 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Kirklees it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107732)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107732), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107732)
Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107732)
Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107732)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 12
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied