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St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

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

personMrs Helen Davenport

corporate_fareNICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onMalton, YO17 7DB

language Visit Website phone 1653692274

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is a Academy converter primary school in Malton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is an academy converter in Malton, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #115 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #8,969 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%

Reading90% LA 75%

Writing87% LA 72%

Maths68% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.0

-0.5 to 4.1

4.7

Write

LA 0.0

2.5 to 6.9

2.8

Maths

LA -0.8

0.6 to 4.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 July 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-10

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

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2014-02-26

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-07-05

None 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

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(3 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 213 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, 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)	213	3	1.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	216	4	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	4	1.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	206	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

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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