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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

Swires Road, Halifax, HX1 2ER

Local ranking30th of 81 primary schools in Calderdale
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 18 March 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
Good
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)
62.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
78.0%
Writing (Expected)
69.0%
Maths (Expected)
73.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
73.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
45

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
287
Boys
150 (52%)
Girls
137 (48%)
Capacity
315 (91% full)
SEND
21.3%
FSM Eligible
27.5%
EAL
50.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
6.6%
SEN Support
14.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.8
Budget per Pupil
£7,077/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.0% 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: 31.0%
  • Asian Indian: 22.6%
  • Asian Pakistani: 18.1%
  • Black African: 10.4%
  • White Other: 9.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.7%
  • Mixed Other: 1.1%

31.0%

White British

22.6%

Asian Indian

18.1%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
148657
UKPRN
10088639
Establishment No.
3308
Trust
BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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