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St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)

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

person Mrs Victoria Sonko (Headteacher)

corporate_fareST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onNone, S66 7JU

language Visit Website phone 01709812611

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

134

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Expected Standard

29%

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Demand Ratio

0.6x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) is a Academy converter primary school in None, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) is an academy converter in None, Rotherham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 136 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #78 of 84 primaries in Rotherham and #13,672 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 0.6× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 6.9 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

29%

LA 56%

Reading50% LA 66%

Writing46% LA 66%

Maths46% LA 67%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

18%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading36% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing32% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths41% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading61% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths43% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -1.4

-6.1 to -0.8

-5.2

Write

LA -0.9

-7.8 to -2.7

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.1

-6.1 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading58% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -1.7

-5.4 to -0.3

-0.5

Write

LA -0.8

-2.8 to 1.8

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.5 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 57%

Reading96% LA 67%

Writing89% LA 76%

Maths89% LA 68%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -1.0

-0.5 to 4.1

-0.3

Write

LA 0.6

-2.5 to 1.9

Maths

LA -0.4

0 to 4

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#13,672 / 14,159	#78	#13,801	#1
2024	#13,105 / 14,233	#82	#13,516	#1
2023	#12,590 / 13,940	#77	#12,558	#13,097
2019	#9,703 / 11,810	#49	#10,152	#8,990
2018	#1,655 / 10,972	#9	#1,038	#3,409

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 July 2022

Inspection Report

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15 March 2022

Inspection Report

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13 May 2021

Inspection Report

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26 February 2021

Inspection Report

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22 October 2020

Inspection Report

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12 February 2020

Inspection Report

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13 July 2016

Inspection Report

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04 July 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2022-07-12

Schools into Special Measures Visit 3 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2020-02-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

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2016-07-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2012-11-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-10-12

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

8.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.8%(7 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 146 pupils. During this period, there were 13 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 8.9%, 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)	146	13	8.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	143	7	4.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	150	2	1.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	137	8	5.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	142	2	1.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	134	1	0.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	135	1	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	161	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	166	6	3.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	181	4	2.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	183	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	192	6	3.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	197	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

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)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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