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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Lucy Smith
corporate_fareTHE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
location_onChippenham, SN15 2AH
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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

school

Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Chippenham, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Chippenham, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school has approximately 162 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #131 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #11,793 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 31.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

50%

LA 58%
Reading69% LA 73%
Writing69% LA 69%
Maths54% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 57%England 61%
Reading77% LA 74% · Eng 74%
Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 72%
Maths77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

-%

LA 56%England 60%
Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 73%
Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 71%
Maths-% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

-

Maths SS

-

GPS SS

-

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

LA 0.5

-

Write

LA -0.1

-

Maths

LA -0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
Special Measures S5 ReInspection EIF
Requires improvement
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Requires improvement
None EIF
Inadequate
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Inadequate

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