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Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Sandon Close, Grantham, NG31 9AX

Local ranking72nd of 271 primary schools in Lincolnshire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
66.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
17.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
83.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
86.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
76.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
196
Boys
85 (43%)
Girls
111 (57%)
Capacity
210 (93% full)
SEND
25.0%
FSM Eligible
26.5%
EAL
39.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.1%
SEN Support
19.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,597/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 49.7%
  • White Other: 18.1%
  • Black African: 9.3%
  • Asian Indian: 8.3%
  • Mixed Other: 3.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
  • Asian Other: 2.6%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.6%

49.7%

White British

18.1%

White Other

9.3%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
146226
UKPRN
10080982
Establishment No.
3330
Trust
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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