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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Louise Waldram

corporate_fareST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onLuton, LU1 4BB

language Visit Website phone 1582602420

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

248

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Luton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Luton, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 240 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 36 primaries in Central Bedfordshire and #7,539 of 14,143 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.8 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

62%

LA 50%

Reading71% LA 68%

Writing76% LA 62%

Maths71% LA 62%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading70% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 61% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -1.4

-2.6 to 2.2

-0.2

Write

LA -2.4

-2.5 to 2.1

-0.6

Maths

LA -2.0

-2.9 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading70% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -2.0

-4.5 to -0.1

-0.8

Write

LA -2.1

-2.9 to 1.2

-4.4

Maths

LA -2.3

-6.3 to -2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 April 2022

Inspection Report

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06 February 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-10-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-10-08

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

2.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.1%(5 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 240 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	240	7	2.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	6	2.6%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	254	4	1.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	249	5	2.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	237	7	3.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	251	4	1.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	248	3	1.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	236	2	0.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	244	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	234	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	235	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	227	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	241	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	239	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 23 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

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)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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The Vale Academy

Lark Rise Academy

Clifton All Saints Academy

Raynsford Church of England Academy

Derwent Primary School

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