St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Stafford, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

Not published

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2024

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Stafford, Staffordshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School 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 2024	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
For Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 15 places are published for Reception 2027.
23.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire.
Ofsted's latest inspection, on 12 May 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Good, on 6 April 2022.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Wharf Lane, Brewood, Stafford, ST19 9BG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 91 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026

Strengths

“Pupils at St Mary’s flourish in a calm, confident and forward looking school, where every child is celebrated and supported.”
“They achieve highly and with real pride because they follow a curriculum that prepares them confidently for their next steps.”
“Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs and/or disabilities, make impressive progress from their starting points.”

To improve

“However, assessment is not always used consistently to spot mistakes or to address misconceptions as quickly as they could be.”
“This means that in a small number of subjects, teaching does not secure the depth of knowledge teachers intend.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2026 (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)	86%	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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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 Staffordshire.

St Mary and St Chad CofE First School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Paul's CofE First School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St John's CofE First School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Mary's CofE First Academy 3.0 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
St Nicholas Church of England First School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Lane Green First School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy 3.8 mi Standards maintained
Birches First School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published