SCHOOL PROFILE

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100499
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 380 Published school capacity
Capacity used 42.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 February 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Kensington and Chelsea
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 160 154 full-time · 6 part-time
Female pupils 91 56.9% of pupils
Male pupils 69 43.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.3%
26.5 pts above England
School 51.3%
Kensington and Chelsea 20.3%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

40.0%
19.7 pts above England
School 40.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 24.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
25.6%
41
Any other ethnic group
22.5%
36
African
13.8%
22
Caribbean
13.1%
21
Any other White background
10.6%
17
Any other Mixed background
6.3%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.1% 37 of 160 pupils
2.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.1%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.3% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts above
EHC plans 6.9% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 79.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 77.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 78.7%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.60%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.39 pts higher than England
School 7.60%
Kensington and Chelsea 6.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.96 pts higher than England
School 23.78%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.29%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.40%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.41 pts lower than England
School 1.40%
Kensington and Chelsea 1.82%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

42.1% 46.1 pts below England
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
42.1%
Kensington and Chelsea
83.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information