SCHOOL PROFILE

Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139009
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 1 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority North East Lincolnshire
Trust OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 221 203 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 110 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 111 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.9%
14.1 pts above England
School 38.9%
North East Lincolnshire 33.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.4%
9.1 pts above England
School 29.4%
North East Lincolnshire 8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
North East Lincolnshire 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
57.5%
127
African
19.0%
42
Any other White background
11.3%
25
Any other ethnic group
3.2%
7
Indian
3.2%
7
Any other Black background
1.4%
3
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 19.0% 42 of 221 pupils
1.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.0%
North East Lincolnshire 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.4% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 0.6 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 18
Speech, language & communication 14
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

41.0% 19.4 pts below England
School 41.0%
North East Lincolnshire 61.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

59.0%

14.8 pts below England

School 59.0%
North East Lincolnshire 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

48.0%

22.3 pts below England

School 48.0%
North East Lincolnshire 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
North East Lincolnshire 73.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
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

4.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.02 pts lower than England
School 4.20%
North East Lincolnshire 6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.07 pts lower than England
School 6.74%
North East Lincolnshire 16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.69%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.12 pts lower than England
School 1.69%
North East Lincolnshire 1.61%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
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

105.2% 17.1 pts above England
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
105.2%
North East Lincolnshire
83.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
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