St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Devonshire Drive
Clayton-le-Moors
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 5RJ
Phone 01254231277
Reference Number 119659

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Clayton-le-Moors is performing well, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school promotes a positive atmosphere where pupils feel happy, safe, and supported. They demonstrate excellent behavior and a strong understanding of friendship, showing compassion for one another. The curriculum is ambitious and effectively engages students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there are areas where the sequencing of knowledge in a few subjects needs to be clearer to enhance learning progression.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 127
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.54%
Girls: 46.46%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 41.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 10 21
2 9 6 15
3 8 10 18
4 7 10 17
5 10 5 15
6 14 7 21

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.9%
White & Asian 5.5%
White, Other 2.4%
Indian 2.4%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Asian, Other 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 07 Mar 2023
Date Report
07 Mar 2023 School inspection:
20 Jun 2017 Short inspection
05 Dec 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
10 Jul 2008 Full inspection:
14 Jun 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel cared for and safe in school.
  • High standards of behavior and courtesy among pupils.
  • Strong curriculum engagement for all pupils, including those with SEND.
  • Confident and fluent reading programs in place.
  • Effective leadership with a focus on staff well-being.
  • Pupils prepared well for secondary school.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of clarity in the progression of knowledge in a small number of subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.4
Writing 4.6
Maths 1.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 24 0
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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