Performance Tables and Inspection Reports

Performance Table

Compare School Performance site

Key Assessment Data 2025

Table 1: Early Years Foundation Stage

Reception
  2025 2024 2023
% Good Level of Development (GLD) 43% 72% (Nat: 68%) 40% (Nat: 67%)

Table 2: Phonics

Year 1
  2025 2024 2023
% Good Level of Development (GLD) 74% 65% (Nat: 80%) 75% (Nat: 79%)

Table 3: Multiplication Tables Check

Year 4
2025  2024 2023
Average Score Average Score Average Score
20.3 22.6
(Nat: 20.6)
18
(Nat: 20.2)

Inspection Reports

Our Ofsted report is an essential document that reflects our commitment to providing high-quality education. It offers insights into the school’s performance, teaching standards, and overall effectiveness in meeting the needs of our students. We actively use the feedback from these inspections to identify areas for improvement and celebrate our successes, ensuring that we uphold our mission to nurture every child academically, socially, and spiritually.
We are dedicated to fostering an environment where students can flourish, guided by our Catholic values and the principles of our curriculum. The Ofsted report serves not only as an evaluation of our current practices but also as a roadmap for our continuous development and growth as a vibrant learning community.

The Catholic Schools Inspectorate (CSI) plays a pivotal role in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of Catholic schools across the country. At St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, we engage with the CSI to ensure that our educational practices align with the highest standards of Catholic education. Regular inspections provide valuable insights that help us enhance our teaching methodologies, strengthen our school community, and uphold our commitment to fostering a nurturing and faith-centered environment for our students.
These inspections not only assess our academic performance but also evaluate the spiritual and moral development of our pupils, ensuring that we are delivering on our mission to instill the values of the Gospel and support the holistic growth of every child. As we continue to collaborate with the CSI, we remain dedicated to excellence in education and the formation of young minds rooted in faith and love.

QUOTES

Ofsted December 2024

St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School is a warm and welcoming community where pupils thrive. Pupils embody the school’s ethos of ‘living wisely, thinking deeply and loving generously’. This is evident in their behaviour, their attitudes, and the respect they show for everyone in school. They are proud to be part of the school and rise to the high expectations set. Pupils know the importance of good attendance and value the education they receive.

Pupils demonstrate kindness and tolerance. They readily look out for one another and show deep understanding of the diverse society of modern Britain. Many relish the opportunity to take on leadership roles, such as house captains or school council representatives. These roles help pupils to develop confidence and character.

Parents and carers speak very highly of the school. One parent, voicing the views shared by many, said that the school’s values and inclusivity ‘make this school shine’.

Catholic Schools Inspection June 2023

The pastoral care of pupils and staff is excellent. They genuinely care about each other; the senses of community and family are strong.

There is a strong commitment to prayer and liturgy which is well resourced. Prayer holds a purpose that is reflected in the well cared for prayer spaces, especially the prayer garden.