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St Mary's Catholic Infant School

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

personHeadteacher Victoria Mitchell

corporate_fareST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onCroydon, CR0 2AQ

language Visit Website phone 2086882891

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

212

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Catholic Infant School is a Academy converter primary school in Croydon, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Infant School is an academy converter in Croydon, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of ST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

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 Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. 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

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 October 2022

Inspection Report

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12 December 2019

Inspection Report

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31 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-10-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2007-12-11

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 209 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)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	196	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	212	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	202	2	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	206	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical 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.

100.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

100.0%Positive

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

10.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree40%

agree50%

don't know10%

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

strongly agree40%

agree60%

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

strongly agree10%

agree20%

don't know10%

not applicable60%

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 agree20%

agree40%

disagree10%

don't know30%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree40%

agree50%

don't know10%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree40%

agree50%

don't know10%

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

strongly agree30%

agree70%

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

strongly agree20%

agree70%

don't know10%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree40%

agree40%

don't know20%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes100%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

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

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