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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Selby, YO8 9AX · North Yorkshire · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2024 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
4.3/10 Broadly average

138th of 252 primary schools in North Yorkshire we can score, 290 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 4,245 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.3/10 among them, against 3.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 48.0 · 16 40% 0.65
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 12.0 · 74 25% 1.85

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 48.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 12.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in March 2024. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.3 out of 10 among them, against 3.8 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Mini-Vinnies, the School council, Eco warriors, Reading Ambassadors, and Buddy’s. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 182 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving 28 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who fall below the expected standard in core subjects? What specific activities take place during the after-school club? How does the school manage the transition for pupils moving to secondary education?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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