SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's RC Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 141489
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Dudley
Trust EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 180 180 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 85 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 95 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.6%
4.2 pts below England
School 20.6%
Dudley 27.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.4%
0.9 pts below England
School 19.4%
Dudley 13.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Dudley 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
42.2%
76
African
13.9%
25
Any other White background
10.0%
18
Gypsy / Roma
6.1%
11
Any other Asian background
5.0%
9
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
8
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 28.3% 51 of 180 pupils
7.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.3%
Dudley 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.6% 46 pupils
England 14.8% 10.8 pts above
EHC plans 2.8% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Speech, language & communication 17
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Physical 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

38.0% 22.4 pts below England
School 38.0%
Dudley 61.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Dudley 74.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

55.0%

15.3 pts below England

School 55.0%
Dudley 72.0%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

45.0%

27.0 pts below England

School 45.0%
Dudley 73.2%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

10.14%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.93 pts higher than England
School 10.14%
Dudley 6.50%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.77%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.96 pts higher than England
School 19.77%
Dudley 17.87%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.78%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.98 pts higher than England
School 6.78%
Dudley 2.10%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

85.7% 2.5 pts below England
St Mary's RC Primary School
85.7%
Dudley
93.7%
West Midlands
91.3%
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