St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood is an academy converter in Fleetwood for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 133 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood is Good, from an inspection in May 2023 of its predecessor, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood. It has more teachers for its size than most primary schools: 15.7 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally. It suspends pupils far more often than most primary schools: 4.1 in every 100 pupils were suspended at least once in 2024/25, against 1.1 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: January 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 5-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | London Street Fleetwood Lancashire FY7 6EU |
| Reference Number | 151272 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 133 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.87%
Girls: 51.13% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 58.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 11.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.2 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 6 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 81.2% |
| White, Other | 4.5% |
| Asian, Other | 4.5% |
| White & Asian | 3% |
| African | 2.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.5% |
| Chinese | 0.8% |
| Indian | 0.8% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood, inspected in May 2023.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 Jan 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Second Preference | 12 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 12 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood had 143 pupils for 173 places. 30 places (17.3%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Wyre/Fleetwood Primary” planning area
Lancashire counted 244 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 210 in 2029–30, down 14%.
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, Fleetwood attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.3% |
| Unauthorised absence | 3.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.4% |
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, 4.1% of pupils at St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 6.8 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
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, Fleetwood had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 8.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 15.0% of pupils at St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 7 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 4 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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.
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All schools in Fleetwood · Lancashire local authority: places and applications
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood is part of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy Fleetwood
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Thornton-Cleveleys
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys
- St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling Preston
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Poulton-Le-Fylde
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- Christ The King Catholic Academy Blackpool
- St Mary's Catholic Academy Blackpool
- St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Blackpool
What is St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood is Good, from an inspection in May 2023 of its predecessor, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood.
When was St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood last inspected by Ofsted?
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood was last inspected in January 2025.
How many pupils does St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood have?
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood has 133 pupils on roll.
What age range does St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood cover?
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood for pupils aged 5 to 11.
Where is St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood?
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood is at London Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6EU.
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