St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Rockingham Close, Uxbridge, UB8 2UA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Ann Shevlin
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 102425
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895232814
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Uxbridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 79% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hillingdon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranked 6th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.8% | 14.4% | 235 | — |
| Whitehall Junior School | 65% | 6.4% | 30.9% | 408 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's C of E Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 35.1% | 197 | 0.5 miles |
| Hermitage Primary School | 83% | 4.3% | 23.9% | 426 | 0.7 miles |
| John Locke Academy | 77% | 4.6% | 8.9% | 674 | 0.7 miles |
| Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 30.9% | 395 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.42%
- English as an additional language
- 45.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 10.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitehall Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
St Andrew's C of E Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
Hermitage Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
John Locke Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
Other schools in Uxbridge
St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranks 2nd of the 12 ranked primary schools in Uxbridge.
- Colham Manor Primary School Primary
- Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School Primary
- Denham Village School Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Highfield Primary School Primary
- Hillingdon Primary School Primary
- John Locke Academy Primary
- Oak Farm Primary School Primary
- Ryefield Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Bernadette Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Uxbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School is Miss Ann Shevlin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 235 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranked 6th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.