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Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

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

personMr Joseph O'Connor

corporate_fareOUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onGrimsby, DN32 7JX

language Visit Website phone 1472357982

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

228

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Expected Standard

41%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Grimsby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 237 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #38 of 43 primaries in North East Lincolnshire and #12,262 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 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

41%

LA 62%

Reading59% LA 72%

Writing48% LA 72%

Maths48% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading53% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading45% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing36% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths41% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.7

-3.9 to 0.7

-1.1

Write

LA 0.6

-3.3 to 1.2

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.3 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading61% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA 0.2

1.3 to 6.2

3.2

Write

LA 1.0

1.0 to 5.5

3.5

Maths

LA 0.6

1.4 to 5.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 63%

Reading48% LA 71%

Writing81% LA 77%

Maths67% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.6

-3 to 1.6

3.6

Write

LA 1.5

1.4 to 5.8

0.9

Maths

LA 1.2

-1.2 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 March 2024

Inspection Report

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17 January 2023

Inspection Report

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07 November 2017

Inspection Report

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14 October 2015

Inspection Report

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06 March 2015

Inspection Report

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04 December 2014

Inspection Report

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11 July 2014

Inspection Report

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29 April 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-03-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-11-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-10-14

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-04-29

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(2 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 237 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	237	2	0.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	223	4	1.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	227	14	6.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	222	11	5.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	216	18	8.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	231	2	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	223	3	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	229	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	236	2	0.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	224	3	1.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	223	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	238	10	4.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	233	2	0.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	212	3	1.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	217	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	212	5	2.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	209	6	2.9%	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 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

75.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

92.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

17.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree33%

agree58%

strongly disagree8%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree50%

agree25%

disagree17%

strongly disagree8%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree8%

agree17%

disagree17%

strongly disagree17%

not applicable42%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree17%

agree75%

disagree8%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree58%

agree17%

disagree25%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree50%

agree8%

disagree25%

strongly disagree17%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree42%

agree58%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree67%

agree25%

disagree8%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree33%

agree42%

disagree8%

strongly disagree17%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes75%

no25%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in North East Lincolnshire

Ormiston South Parade Academy

Wybers Wood Academy

Edward Heneage Primary Academy

New Waltham Academy

Middlethorpe Primary Academy

William Barcroft Junior School