St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Details
| Age Range | 2-11 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Maintained school, Voluntary aided school |
| Religious Character | Roman Catholic |
| Local Authority | Isle of Wight |
| Address | Ampthill Road, PO33 1LJ |
| School Website | www.stmaryspri.co.uk |
| Telephone | 1983562000 |
| URN | 118195 |
School Census
| Total | 178 |
| Girls/Boys | 82/96 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 46.1%/53.9% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 7.3% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 31 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 20.2% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 08/11/2022 and the overall effectiveness rating was Requires improvement.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 08/11/2022 | Requires improvement |
| 02/04/2019 | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 08/11/2022 |
| Quality of Education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 02/04/2019 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Report |
|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2025 | School inspection | View |
| 22 July 2024 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 08 November 2022 | School inspection: Requires Improvement | View |
| 02 April 2019 | Full inspection: Requires Improvement | View |
| 06 November 2014 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 22 June 2011 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 09 October 2007 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 02 June 2003 | Full inspection | View |
Primary Results
| Primary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 67% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 7% |
| Reading | 104 |
| Maths | 104 |
| Reading Progress | - |
| Writing Progress | - |
| Maths Progress | - |
| Primary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 48 |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 0 |
| Reading | 103 |
| Maths | 102 |
| Reading Progress | -0.5 |
| Writing Progress | -2.8 |
| Maths Progress | -0.5 |
| Primary Results 2019 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 62% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 10% |
| Reading | 106 |
| Maths | 104 |
| Reading Progress | -0.6 |
| Writing Progress | -0.6 |
| Maths Progress | -0.9 |
| Primary Results 2018 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 41% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 4% |
| Reading | 104 |
| Maths | 101 |
| Reading Progress | -1.6 |
| Writing Progress | -4.2 |
| Maths Progress | -4.3 |
Primary Admissions
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 34 |
| As First Preference | 19 |
| As second preference | 8 |
| As third preference | 7 |
| Total Offers Made | 20 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 19 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 29 |
| As First Preference | 17 |
| As second preference | 7 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 19 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 17 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 23 |
| As First Preference | 20 |
| As second preference | 1 |
| As third preference | 2 |
| Total Offers Made | 21 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 20 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 34 |
| As First Preference | 19 |
| As second preference | 7 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 21 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 19 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 27 |
| As First Preference | 18 |
| As second preference | 5 |
| As third preference | 4 |
| Total Offers Made | 18 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 18 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 44 |
| As First Preference | 26 |
| As second preference | 12 |
| As third preference | 6 |
| Total Offers Made | 28 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 26 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 40 |
| As First Preference | 23 |
| As second preference | 11 |
| As third preference | 6 |
| Total Offers Made | 28 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 23 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.37% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 73 |
| As First Preference | 41 |
| As second preference | 22 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 30 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.03% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 53 |
| As First Preference | 31 |
| As second preference | 14 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 30 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.13% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 60 |
| As First Preference | 34 |
| As second preference | 16 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 30 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.37% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 74 |
| As First Preference | 41 |
| As second preference | 28 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 30 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 79% |
| agree | 7% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 79% |
| agree | 7% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 62% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 7% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 7% |
| not applicable | 66% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 10% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 17% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 34% |
| no | 66% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 60% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 69% |
| agree | 17% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 72% |
| agree | 17% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 3% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 86% |
| no | 14% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 65% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 12% |
| agree | 2% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 9% |
| not applicable | 65% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 37% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 23% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 51% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 2% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 5% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 91% |
| no | 9% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 80.5% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 4.9% |
| african ethnic origin | 4.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2.7% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2.7% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 2.2% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 87.1% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 4.5% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2.8% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2.2% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| irish ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| african ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
Nearby Schools
Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde
(0.26 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement
Age: 2-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Appley Road, , PO33 1NE
Dover Park Primary School
(0.44 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Dover Street, Dover Park Primary School, PO33 2BN