SCHOOL PROFILE

St Marie's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149315
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 448 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Warwickshire
Trust ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 396 394 full-time · 2 part-time
Female pupils 219 55.3% of pupils
Male pupils 177 44.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.0%
3.8 pts below England
School 21.0%
Rugby 18.2%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

42.7%
22.4 pts above England
School 42.7%
Rugby 22.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Rugby 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
23.7%
94
White British
23.2%
92
African
14.4%
57
Indian
12.6%
50
Any other Asian background
6.8%
27
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
23
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 20.5% 81 of 396 pupils
0.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.5%
Rugby 20.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.4% 65 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 27
Moderate learning difficulty 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Specific learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 2

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

55.0% 5.4 pts below England
School 55.0%
Rugby 55.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Rugby 68.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Rugby 66.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Rugby 65.1%
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

4.44%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.78 pts lower than England
School 4.44%
Rugby 6.22%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.95%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.86 pts lower than England
School 7.95%
Rugby 15.68%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.14%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 1.14%
Rugby 2.16%
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

88.4% 0.2 pts above England
St Marie's Catholic Primary School
88.4%
Rugby
90.9%
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