St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Bath for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 184 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2024 of its predecessor, St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: June 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Penn Hill Road Weston Bath Somerset BA1 4EH |
| Reference Number | 151807 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 184 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.91%
Girls: 51.09% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 12% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 27.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 5 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 47.8% |
| Asian, Other | 14.1% |
| White, Other | 10.3% |
| Indian | 9.8% |
| African | 9.2% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.6% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.1% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
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, inspected in October 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 18 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 11 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
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).
In 2025–26 St Mary's Catholic Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 14.3 |
| 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, 9.2% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Specific learning difficulty | 7 | 1 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 5 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 2 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
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 Bath · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is part of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:
- St John's Catholic Primary School Bath
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Radstock
- St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome Frome
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Chippenham
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Wells
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Calne
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary Wincanton
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Burnham-On-Sea
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury Amesbury
What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2024 of its predecessor, St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
When was St Mary's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.
How many pupils does St Mary's Catholic Primary School have?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has 184 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Mary's Catholic Primary School cover?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is at Penn Hill Road, Weston, Bath, Somerset, BA1 4EH.