Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
Hastings Street, Loughborough, LE11 5AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Priscilla Jordan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 138295
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509212621
About this school
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 57% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 63% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 77% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough compares
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough ranked 126th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 3.4% | 19.5% | 207 | — |
| Loughborough Church of England Primary School | 75% | 6.5% | 23.2% | 150 | 0.3 miles |
| Rendell Primary School | 79% | 6.2% | 23.5% | 436 | 0.6 miles |
| Cobden Primary School & Community Centre | 45% | 7.5% | 42.1% | 400 | 0.6 miles |
| Mountfields Lodge School | 45% | 4.2% | 10.9% | 468 | 0.7 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 82% | 3.4% | 11.2% | 203 | 0.9 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)
- 19.5%
- English as an additional language
- 42.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loughborough Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Rendell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre0.6 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Mountfields Lodge School0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough ranks 24th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Loughborough.
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Primary
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
- Costock CofE Primary School Primary
- Hathern Church of England Primary School Primary
- Highgate Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough teach?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough?
- The headteacher of Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough is Miss Priscilla Jordan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough full?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough rank locally?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough ranked 126th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough's absence rate?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough'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 1 July 2026.