St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Rowden Hill, Chippenham, SN15 2AH

Local ranking136th of 190 primary schools in Wiltshire

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 126482) since 28 February 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 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: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 50.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 69.0%
Writing (Expected): 69.0%
Maths (Expected): 54.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 69.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 26

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 162
Boys: 78 (48%)
Girls: 84 (52%)
Capacity: 210 (77% full)
SEND: 18.5%
FSM Eligible: 20.1%
EAL: 18.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.2%
SEN Support: 17.3%
Budget per Pupil: £6,866/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 4.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
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: 57.9%
Black African: 13.8%
Mixed Other: 8.2%
White Other: 6.3%
Asian Indian: 2.5%
Other: 2.5%
Asian Other: 1.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%

57.9%

White British

13.8%

Black African

8.2%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01249460231

office@sm.thedcet.com

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Rowden Hill

Chippenham, South West

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Administrative

URN: 149640
UKPRN: 10092171
Establishment No.: 2059
Trust: THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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