St Marie's Catholic Primary School
Merttens Drive, Rugby, CV22 7AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Kieran Johnston
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Our Lady of Lourdes MAC (North Worcs)
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 448
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 149315
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788543636
About this school
St Marie's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Marie'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. 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
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 59 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 47% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 54% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 58% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Marie'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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 393 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Marie's Catholic Primary School compares
St Marie's Catholic Primary School ranked 111th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.4% | 20.1% | 396 | — |
| Oakfield Primary Academy | 74% | 5.2% | 33.3% | 435 | 0.1 miles |
| St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 199 | 0.3 miles |
| Rokeby Primary School | 45% | 8.6% | 51.9% | 219 | 0.4 miles |
| St Oswald's CofE Academy | 56% | 6.7% | 39.2% | 196 | 0.7 miles |
| Northlands Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 37.3% | 208 | 0.8 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)
- 20.11%
- English as an additional language
- 43%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 7.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfield Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Rokeby Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
St Oswald's CofE Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Northlands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
St Marie's Catholic Primary School ranks 18th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Rugby.
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Cawston Grange Primary School Primary
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Marie's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of St Marie's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Marie's Catholic Primary School is Mr Kieran Johnston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Marie's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Marie'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 Marie's Catholic Primary School?
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Marie's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 448 pupils and 396 on roll (88%), 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 Marie's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Marie's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Marie's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Marie's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is St Marie's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School is part of ST RAPHAEL 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 Marie's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 55% 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 Marie's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School ranked 111th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% 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 Marie's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Marie's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Marie'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 10 July 2026.