St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Herringthorpe Valley Road
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S65 2NU
Phone 01709361502
Reference Number 139880

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in all areas of the inspection. The school fosters a caring and inclusive environment where pupils are happy, engaged, and behave well. Parents appreciate the strong relationships staff build with students, as well as the diverse extracurricular offerings. Leaders have worked diligently to deliver a high-quality education, particularly in literacy, and share a commitment to continuous improvement in the curriculum.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 210
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 44.76%
Girls: 55.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 26.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 17 28
2 16 14 30
3 8 21 29
4 9 23 32
5 19 12 31
6 18 13 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 59.5%
Indian 14.3%
White, Other 9%
African 2.9%
Pakistani 2.4%
Asian, Other 2.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
Chinese 1%
White & Asian 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 19 Apr 2023
Date Report
19 Apr 2023 School inspection:
06 Oct 2021 School inspection
23 Feb 2016 Short inspection
04 Jul 2013 Academy conversion letter
21 Jun 2012 Full inspection:
Previously as St Mary's Catholic Primary School
21 Jun 2012 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
19 Jun 2008 Curriculum and development visit
19 Jun 2008 Curriculum and development visit
09 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
11 Jun 2001 Full inspection
11 Jun 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Warm and positive relationships among pupils, parents, and staff.
  • Strong emphasis on literacy and effective phonics teaching.
  • High expectations set by leaders for both pupils and staff.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Wide variety of extracurricular activities enhancing student engagement.
  • Pupils demonstrate good understanding of British values.

Areas for Improvement

  • Need to refine the curriculum in some subjects to clearly identify essential knowledge.
  • Lack of clarity on intended learning outcomes for early years vocabulary.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 108
Maths 108

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 0.4
Writing -3.3
Maths 1.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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