St Mary's Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Luton, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 240 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Mary's Catholic Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 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 top 33% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 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.