St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School has demonstrated significant improvements since its previous inadequate inspection. The quality of education is now good, characterized by an ambitious curriculum that meets pupils' learning needs effectively. Pupils exhibit positive attitudes and enjoy their time at school, while high expectations set by staff contribute to the overall positive environment. The leadership team has successfully built a stable workforce and developed strong relationships with pupils, ensuring positive behaviour and a safe learning atmosphere. The school is well-prepared to continue its progress, as it effectively supports disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Ambitious and well-mapped curriculum from early years to Year 6.
• Strong relationships between adults and pupils, fostering a positive learning environment.
• Effective support and progress for pupils with SEND.
• Declining pupil absence due to strong leadership initiatives.
• Engaging personal development curriculum seamlessly integrated into various subjects.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some foundation subjects is underdeveloped.
• Subject leaders have limited understanding of the impact of the curriculum on pupils' learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.8% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 27.2% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) received £8,085 and spent £8,170 for each of its 141 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £34,000 (£245 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,455 and spending £7,395 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) is part of St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Sheffield
• St Gerard's Catholic Primary School Rotherham
• St Bernard's Catholic High School Rotherham
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Rotherham
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Doncaster
• St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Doncaster
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School Doncaster
• Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities Rotherham
• The McAuley Catholic High School Doncaster
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School Rotherham

What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)'s Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) have?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) has 136 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) cover?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)'s SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 29% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) is at Muglet Lane, Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 7JU.