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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Samantha Griffiths

location_onTelford, TF7 5EJ

language Visit Website phone 1952388255

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

194

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Telford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 187 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #38 of 40 primaries in Telford and Wrekin and #11,801 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 63%

Reading66% LA 74%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths52% LA 74%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading52% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths38% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 0.3

-5.5 to -0.7

1.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 4.2

-5.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-8.0 to -3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.5

-4.4 to 0.5

0.7

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 2.9

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.2 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 64%

Reading52% LA 74%

Writing66% LA 76%

Maths45% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA 0.1

-7 to -2.4

-0.8

Write

LA -0.1

-3 to 1.4

-5.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-7.7 to -3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 November 2024

Inspection Report

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21 May 2019

Inspection Report

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12 September 2018

Inspection Report

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11 June 2014

Inspection Report

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21 January 2013

Inspection Report

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31 October 2012

Inspection Report

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09 March 2010

Inspection Report

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20 June 2007

Inspection Report

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08 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-11-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-05-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-09-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-11

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 187 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	195	2	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	195	2	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	5	2.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	201	5	2.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	196	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	193	4	2.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	189	2	1.1%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils