St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood
London Street, Fleetwood, FY7 6EU
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann Kowalska
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 119623
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Fleetwood. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 164 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 68% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 20% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 92% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 76% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +7.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.80 | - | - |
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, Fleetwood has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 171 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 8.1% | 51.2% | 164 | — |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood | — | 7.5% | 54.8% | 133 | 0.0 miles |
| Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School | 21% | 8.7% | 71% | 239 | 0.2 miles |
| Shakespeare Primary School | 73% | 5% | 33.5% | 418 | 0.7 miles |
| St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy | 18% | 6.8% | 41.8% | 203 | 0.9 miles |
| Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School | 37% | 7.1% | 55.5% | 421 | 1.2 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.2%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood0.0 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
-
Shakespeare Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
-
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
Other schools in Fleetwood
- Charles Saer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School Primary
- Larkholme Primary School Primary
- Shakespeare Primary School Primary
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood Primary
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Secondary
- Fleetwood High School Secondary
- Rossall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Fleetwood.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood had 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood'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 31 December 2024.