St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Wharf Lane, Brewood, Stafford, ST19 9BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tamsin Davis
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 106
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 142214
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902850261
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stafford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 91 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 85% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 23% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 100% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 92% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 92% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranked 17th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 5.7% | 16.5% | 91 | — |
| St Mary and St Chad CofE First School | — | 5.1% | 15.1% | 172 | 0.4 miles |
| St Paul's CofE First School | — | 6% | 12.8% | 139 | 2.3 miles |
| St John's CofE First School | — | 5.7% | 11.3% | 81 | 2.7 miles |
| St Mary's CofE First Academy | — | 3.7% | 20.8% | 84 | 3.0 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England First School | — | 3.5% | 8.4% | 339 | 3.4 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
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 6 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.46%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 15.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary and St Chad CofE First School0.4 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
St Paul's CofE First School2.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St John's CofE First School2.7 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
St Mary's CofE First Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Wheaton Aston
-
St Nicholas Church of England First School3.4 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Stafford
St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranks 5th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Stafford.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Burleyfields Primary School Primary
- Burton Manor Primary School Primary
- Castlechurch Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Tamsin Davis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St 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 many pupils are at St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 106 pupils and 91 on roll (86%), 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 Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL 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 Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 86% 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 Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranked 17th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% 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 Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 15 July 2026.