St Katharine's CofE Primary School

St Katharine's CofE Primary School is performing at a strong standard overall, with many positives highlighted in safeguarding, attendance, and the learning environment. Leaders have fostered a culture of belonging, leading to high attendance rates above national averages and exemplary behavior among pupils. The curriculum has been strengthened, and most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve well, especially in reading. This successful environment is bolstered by effective leadership and governance within the Excalibur Academy Trust, making the school a thriving community for learning. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly concerning the identification of gaps in pupils’ understanding and ensuring that all staff deliver content in a manner that helps pupils grasp ideas fully. Despite much success, these areas need attention to ensure all pupils build their knowledge securely and progress consistently. Overall, the school is on a positive trajectory and is well-regarded by parents and the community.

Strengths

• Strong culture of belonging within the school community.
• High attendance rates consistently above national averages.
• Exemplary behavior and self-discipline displayed by pupils.
• Reading is a strong focus, with high pass rates in phonics screening.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum that engages pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong leadership that clearly understands school priorities.

Areas for Improvement

• Checks on pupils’ understanding do not consistently identify knowledge gaps.
• Inconsistent delivery of subject content affects some pupils' grasp of ideas.

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 Katharine's CofE Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.9% 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, 1.1% of pupils at St Katharine's CofE Primary School 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 Katharine's CofE Primary School had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 16.1% of pupils at St Katharine's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Katharine's CofE Primary School received £6,923 and spent £7,224 for each of its 95 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £48,000 (£506 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Excalibur Academies Trust, income was £7,945 and spending £8,027 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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All schools in Marlborough · Wiltshire local authority: places and applications

St Katharine's CofE Primary School is part of Excalibur Academies Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Great Bedwyn Church of England School Marlborough
• Burbage Primary School Marlborough
• Easton Royal Academy Pewsey
• St John's Marlborough Marlborough
• John O'Gaunt School Hungerford
• Oare Church of England Primary School Marlborough
• Ogbourne CofE Primary School Marlborough
• Lambourn CofE Primary School Hungerford
• Liden Academy Swindon
• Nythe Primary School Swindon

What is St Katharine's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Katharine's CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was St Katharine's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Katharine's CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does St Katharine's CofE Primary School have?

St Katharine's CofE Primary School has 93 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Katharine's CofE Primary School cover?

St Katharine's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Katharine's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Katharine's CofE Primary School?

St Katharine's CofE Primary School is at Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3BG.