Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sandon Close, Grantham, NG31 9AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sara Tyers
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 146226
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476562017
About this school
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 53% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 63% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 70% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 67% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Saint Mary's 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 83rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.2% | 26.5% | 183 | — |
| The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham | — | 6.3% | 32.8% | 158 | 0.2 miles |
| The Harrowby Church of England Primary School | — | 8.5% | 68.9% | 67 | 0.3 miles |
| St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 37.5% | 118 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham | 60% | 4.4% | 28.7% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Belton Lane Community Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 41% | 303 | 0.7 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)
- 26.53%
- English as an additional language
- 39.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 15.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham0.2 miles
Primary · Grantham
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The Harrowby Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Grantham
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St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Grantham
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St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham0.5 miles
Primary · Grantham
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Belton Lane Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 6th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Grantham.
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Buckminster Primary School Primary
- Bythams Primary School Primary
- Caythorpe Primary School Primary
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is Miss Sara Tyers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), 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 Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES 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 Voluntary Academy'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 66% 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 Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 83rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% 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 Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Mary's 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 10 July 2026.