St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

Springfield Road, Ulverston, LA12 0EA

Local ranking3rd of 121 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

120

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 112358) since 1 January 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Early years: Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 65.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 100.0%
Writing (Expected): 70.0%
Maths (Expected): 83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 91.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 23

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 164
Boys: 98 (60%)
Girls: 66 (40%)
Capacity: 120 (137% full)
SEND: 14.0%
FSM Eligible: 7.2%
EAL: 2.4%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.3%
SEN Support: 9.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 27.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 5.8
Budget per Pupil: £5,937/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 1.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

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

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 88.4%
Mixed Other: 5.5%
White Other: 3.7%
Black African: 1.8%
Black Other: 0.6%

88.4%

White British

5.5%

Mixed Other

3.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01229583449

admin@st-marys.cumbria.sch.uk

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Springfield Road

Ulverston, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149541
UKPRN: 10091885
Establishment No.: 3552
Trust: MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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