St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Swanage, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2018
1.082 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2018
2017 figure 🔒
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage is a primary school in Swanage, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 June 2022. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2018 entry.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2018 | 1.082 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In Reception 2018 the last child offered a place lived 1.082 miles away, about the same as in 2017.
- In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Northbrook Road, Swanage, BH19 1QE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 175 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “The school’s motto of ‘Be Loving and Truthful’ is an integral part of school life.”
- “The whole school community has high expectations of what pupils can achieve.”
To improve
- “Some, however, say it can be too challenging at times.”
- “However, in some other subjects, the content teachers want pupils to know is not as well developed or sequenced.”
- “This prevents pupils from building on their prior knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Swanage Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School 7.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School 8.0 mi Good
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 8.4 mi Good
- Upton Junior School 8.6 mi Good