The Marist Catholic Primary School
Old Woking Road, West Byfleet, KT14 6HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Fanzo
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Sponsor
- Xavier Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 145102
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932344477
About this school
The Marist Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in West Byfleet. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Marist 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 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 76% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 13% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 85% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 79% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 The Marist 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 62.9% | 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% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Marist Catholic Primary School compares
The Marist Catholic Primary School ranked 19th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 419 | — |
| West Byfleet Infant School | — | 4.6% | 7.3% | 263 | 0.6 miles |
| West Byfleet Junior School | 67% | 4.9% | 12.5% | 345 | 0.6 miles |
| Pyrford Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 494 | 0.7 miles |
| Broadmere Primary Academy | 59% | 5.7% | 43.6% | 253 | 0.7 miles |
| New Haw Community Junior School | 81% | 4.3% | 12.6% | 333 | 1.1 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)
- 6.13%
- English as an additional language
- 23.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 5.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Byfleet Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · West Byfleet
-
West Byfleet Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · West Byfleet
-
Pyrford Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Woking
-
Broadmere Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Woking
-
New Haw Community Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Addlestone
Other schools in West Byfleet
- Byfleet Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Byfleet Primary
- West Byfleet Infant School Primary
- West Byfleet Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Marist Catholic Primary School teach?
- The Marist Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Byfleet.
- Who is the headteacher of The Marist Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Marist Catholic Primary School is Mrs Emily Fanzo, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Marist Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Marist 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 The Marist Catholic Primary School?
- The Marist Catholic Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Marist Catholic Primary School full?
- The Marist Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 The Marist Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Marist Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Is The Marist Catholic Primary School a selective school?
- No. The Marist Catholic Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Marist Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Marist Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Marist Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- The Marist Catholic Primary School is part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Marist Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Marist Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- The Marist Catholic Primary School ranked 19th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Marist Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- The Marist Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Marist Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Marist 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 10 July 2026.