St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Rowden Hill, Chippenham, SN15 2AH
This school is closed (it closed in February 2023).
It was replaced by St Mary's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Bacon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 126482
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Chippenham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 |
| Writing progress | +3.70 |
| Maths progress | +1.60 |
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 14.2% | 169 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 20.1% | 165 | 0.0 miles |
| Ivy Lane Primary School | 64% | 5.3% | 11% | 451 | 0.4 miles |
| Redland Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 21.4% | 291 | 0.6 miles |
| Frogwell Primary School | 33% | 6.8% | 43.3% | 159 | 0.7 miles |
| Queen's Crescent School | 72% | 4.4% | 11.6% | 411 | 0.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.2%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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Ivy Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Redland Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Frogwell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Queen's Crescent School0.7 miles
Primary · Chippenham
Other schools in Chippenham
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary Primary
- By Brook Valley CofE Primary School Primary
- Charter Primary School Primary
- Christian Malford CofE Primary School Primary
- Colerne CofE Primary School Primary
- Frogwell Primary School Primary
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ivy Lane Primary School Primary
- Kings Lodge Primary School Primary
- Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lacock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chippenham.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School 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 many pupils are at St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School had 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- 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 28 October 2024.