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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

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personMrs Jenna Walker

corporate_fareBLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHalifax, HX1 2ER

language Visit Website phone 1422362365

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

302

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Halifax, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy is an academy converter in Halifax, Calderdale, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 287 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 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #55 of 75 primaries in Calderdale and #9,468 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

62%

LA 61%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing69% LA 69%

Maths73% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.7

-0.5 to 3.4

-0.8

Write

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 1.1

3.6

Maths

LA 0.3

1.8 to 5.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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22 November 2023

Inspection Report

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08 July 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-18

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

Good

Leadership

Good

2013-10-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-16

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(2 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 287 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	287	2	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	289	3	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	310	2	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	302	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	303	2	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	307	4	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	302	5	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	303	4	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	298	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	292	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	290	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Spring term)	290	1	0.3%	0.1%

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 30 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils