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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

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

personMr Philip Glover

corporate_fareBLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBatley, WF17 8PH

language Visit Website phone 1924472273

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

296

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Batley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy is an academy converter in Batley, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 276 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #64 of 98 primaries in Kirklees and #9,357 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. 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

60%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 69%

Maths69% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 2.6

-0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.9 to 1.8

0.0

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-07-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-07-03

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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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 276 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	276	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	279	6	2.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	298	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	303	4	1.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	296	3	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	296	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	296	5	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	293	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	298	2	0.7%	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 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils