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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Telford and Wrekin

Coronation Crescent, Telford, TF7 5EJ

Website 01952388255

46

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 05/11/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.1%

16.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

180

Capacity used

Has space

86%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer

22

Places offered

33

Total applications

1.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2020● 100%
2nd preference50● 0%
3rd preference51● 20%
4th preference30● 0%
Total332164%

1st preference success by year

93%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Telford and Wrekin lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Samantha Griffiths
Address
Coronation Crescent, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5EJ
Phone
01952388255
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Ward / constituency
Madeley & Sutton Hill · Telford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
123556

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals44%——
English as additional language13%——
SEN support19%——
47% boys (84)53% girls (96)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

180 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    05 November 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 181 pupils

Attendance

94.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
37%
21/22
32%
22/23
23%
23/24
17%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths46%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard48%
-14% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard66%
-9% vs England
Higher standard7%
-26% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth3%
-10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard52%
-22% vs England
Higher standard3%
-23% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard55%
-18% vs England
Higher standard10%
-20% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

612019312023462024482025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)48%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Telford and Wrekin council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.