The Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Grantham. 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 08/11/2012. 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 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sandon Road, Grantham, NG31 9AX
Website: http://www.stmarysrcprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01476562017
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lincolnshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Wheatley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 146226

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3 to 1.4
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wyndham Park Nursery School
Hill Avenue , NG31 9BB
4out of 4 534 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sandon Road , NG31 9AX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Little Gonerby Church of England Infant School, Grantham
Sandon Road , NG31 9AZ
3out of 4 376 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Harrowby Church of England Infant School, Grantham
New Beacon Road , NG31 9LJ
3out of 4 530 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The National Church of England Junior School, Grantham
Castlegate , NG31 6SR
2out of 4 818 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham
Harrowby Road , NG31 9ED
3out of 4 963 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Sandon Road , NG31 9AU
4out of 4 389 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The King's School, Grantham
Brook Street , NG31 6RP
4out of 4 854 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Priory Ruskin Academy
Rushcliffe Road , NG31 8ED
4out of 4 1,404 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
The Avenue , NG31 7PX
- not rated 2,521 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Walton Academy
Harlaxton Road , NG31 7JR
3out of 4 2,868 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grantham College
Stonebridge Road , NG31 9AP
- not rated 483 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grantham Sandon School
Sandon Close , Sandon Road NG31 9AX
4out of 4 56 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham
New Beacon Road , NG31 9LD
- not rated 422 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Dudley House School
1 Dudley Road , NG31 9AA
- not rated 715 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Esland Isaac Newton School
Newton Chambers , Isaac Newton Way NG31 9RT
- not rated 2,140 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenfields Academy
Great North Road , NG31 7US
3out of 4 2,320 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.