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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Pool Road, Studley B80 7QU · smc.magnificat.org.uk · 01527 852140
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warwickshire 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 217
- 96% of 226 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 93% 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 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Warwickshire it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125710)
Ofsted
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- 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: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125710), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125710)
Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125710)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 65
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (18%) with SEND