St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Glenure Road
Eltham
London
SE9 1UF
Phone 02088507835
Reference Number 144091

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is performing exceptionally well, achieving outstanding ratings across all inspection areas including education quality, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. This is particularly notable as it is the school's first inspection since converting to an academy in 2017 and joining the South East London Catholic Academy Trust. The school has developed an ambitious curriculum that is accessible to all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), fostering a strong sense of community and support among students and staff alike.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 453
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.79%
Girls: 51.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 32 28 60
2 30 30 60
3 26 34 60
4 31 29 60
5 31 29 60
6 29 31 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 53.2%
White, Other 21.4%
African 6.4%
Mixed, Other 4.4%
Asian, Other 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%
Irish 1.8%
White & Asian 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 30 Nov 2022
Date Report
30 Nov 2022 School inspection:
06 Jul 2017 Academy conversion letter
05 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
Previously as St Mary's Catholic Primary School
05 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
11 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
11 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
04 Jul 2005 Full inspection
04 Jul 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Ambitious and exciting curriculum
  • Exceptional behavior and work ethic from pupils
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND
  • Strong emphasis on personal development and societal issues
  • Extensive range of extra-curricular activities and clubs
  • High-quality professional development for staff
  • Positive engagement from parents and carers

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 32%

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 109
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 0.9
Writing 3.4
Maths 2.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 42 0
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 23 4

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