Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

School overview

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Congleton, Cheshire East, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 199 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.