St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Pack Horse Lane, High Green, Sheffield, S35 3HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Alexandra Healy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hallam
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 140440
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142848488
About this school
St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 169 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 74% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 93% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 85% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 85% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 178 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 12th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.6% | 11.4% | 169 | — |
| High Green Primary School | 43% | 5% | 16.3% | 198 | 0.2 miles |
| Greengate Lane Academy | 85% | 6.8% | 61.4% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| Angram Bank Primary School | 72% | 4.8% | 44.8% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| Lound Infant School | — | 5% | 16.6% | 142 | 0.8 miles |
| Lound Junior School | 63% | 5.3% | 17% | 195 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.36%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 4.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
High Green Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Greengate Lane Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Angram Bank Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Lound Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Lound Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 19th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Sheffield.
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Anston Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is Alexandra Healy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 169 on roll (80%), 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 Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hallam.
- Does St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST CLARE 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 St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 79% 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 Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 12th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% 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 Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy'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 15 July 2026.