St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Lowestoft. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0DG
Website: www.stmarysrcps.com/
Telephone: 01502565384
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ewa Parker
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142806

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 188
Number of Boys: 89
Number of Girls: 99

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.6
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Kirkley Cliff Road , NR33 0DG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Phoenix St Peter Academy
Enstone Road , NR33 0NE 		2out of 4 752 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Red Oak Primary School
Southwell Road , NR33 0RZ 		3out of 4 789 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Westwood Primary School
Westwood Avenue , Westwood Primary School NR33 9RR 		3out of 4 1,509 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Pakefield Primary School
London Road , Pakefield NR33 7AQ 		2out of 4 1,625 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run , NR33 0UQ 		3out of 4 1,295 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pakefield High School
London Road Pakefield , Pakefield NR33 7AQ 		2out of 4 1,911 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Coast College
St Peter's Street , NR32 2NB 		- not rated 2,583 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ness Point School
32-34 Gordon Road , NR32 1NL 		- not rated 2,110 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office
Adrian House , Alexandra Road NR32 1PL 		- not rated 2,516 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Warren School
Clarkes Lane , Oulton Broad NR33 8HT 		1out of 4 3,205 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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