SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's RC Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151110
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 December 2019
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 Brent
Trust ALL SAINTS' TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 175 175 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 94 53.7% of pupils
Male pupils 81 46.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.1%
12.3 pts above England
School 37.1%
Brent 25.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

69.7%
49.4 pts above England
School 69.7%
Brent 60.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Brent 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
29.7%
52
Any other Asian background
16.0%
28
Any other White background
13.7%
24
Any other ethnic group
13.1%
23
White British
6.9%
12
White and Black African
6.3%
11
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 25.1% 44 of 175 pupils
4.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.1%
Brent 18.0%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.7% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 6.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.4% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Specific learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 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

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Brent 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Brent 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

57.0%

13.3 pts below England

School 57.0%
Brent 71.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Brent 75.6%
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

4.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.01 pts lower than England
School 4.20%
Brent 5.87%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.84%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.97 pts lower than England
School 7.84%
Brent 16.20%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Brent 1.04%
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

83.3% 4.9 pts below England
St Mary's RC Primary School
83.3%
Brent
84.8%
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