St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE First Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and St Mary's CofE First Academy are primary schools.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's CofE First Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's CofE First Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged strong and St Mary's CofE First Academy was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StaffordSt Mary's Catholic Primary School | Wheaton AstonSt Mary's CofE First Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 55th of 285 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | 233rd of 285 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 3-9 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 91 | 84 | |
| Capacity | 106 | 125 | |
| Location | Stafford, ST19 9BG | Wheaton Aston, ST19 9PQ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 86.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 14.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 109.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 112.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 79 | 88 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.5% | 20.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.5% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 13.9% | 15.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.7% | 3.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.1% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
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