St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull

School overview

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull is a primary school serving Sturminster Newton, Dorset, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 87 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.