Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
Belgrave Avenue, Congleton, CW12 1HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Amy Butterfield
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust (HFNCAT)
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 244
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 141826
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01260274690
About this school
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Congleton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 183 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 19 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 58% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 79% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 74% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Saint 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School compares
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School ranked 94th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4% | 15.4% | 183 | — |
| Marlfields Primary School | 28% | 6.3% | 34.4% | 177 | 0.4 miles |
| Daven Primary School | 61% | 8.5% | 57.8% | 137 | 0.6 miles |
| Buglawton Primary School | 60% | 4.7% | 30.8% | 202 | 0.9 miles |
| The Quinta Primary School | 65% | 4% | 10.5% | 491 | 1.0 miles |
| Black Firs Primary School | 68% | 4% | 6.4% | 372 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.43%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.01%
- Persistent absence
- 5.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marlfields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Daven Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Buglawton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
The Quinta Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Black Firs Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Congleton
Other schools in Congleton
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Congleton.
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Black Firs Primary School Primary
- Buglawton Primary School Primary
- Daven Primary School Primary
- Havannah Primary School Primary
- Marlfields Primary School Primary
- Mossley CofE Primary School Primary
- The Quinta Primary School Primary
- Congleton High School Secondary
- Eaton Bank Academy Secondary
- Aidenswood School Special schools
- Esland Daven School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School teach?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Congleton.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School is Miss Amy Butterfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint 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 big is Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School full?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 244 pupils and 183 on roll (75%), 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 Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC 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'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 53% 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 rank locally?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School ranked 94th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% 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's absence rate?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint 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 2 July 2026.