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Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

URN
146226
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
URN
146226
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

56

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

51

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#128 of 203 schools in Lincolnshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
7 September 2025
Inspection date
17 June 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 7 September 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 7 September 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

12

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

34

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

12

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.83×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lincolnshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Lincolnshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stmarysrcprimary.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

86.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

66.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NG31 9AX - Sandon Close, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Contact details

Address
Sandon Close, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Postcode
NG31 9AX
Phone
1476562017
Website
http://www.stmarysrcprimary.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Lincolnshire
Local authority code
925

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 741 schools in Lincolnshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

741

Open schools

397

Closed schools

342

Primary schools

469

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 7 September 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 7 September 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 7 September 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 September 202517 June 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 7 September 2025
    20 June 202326 April 2023-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 20 June 2023
    • Inspection

      Published
      7 September 2025
      Inspected
      17 June 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      20 June 2023
      Inspected
      26 April 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    35.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 12

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    131

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary469 (63.8%)
    • Secondary131 (17.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other135 (18.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Grantham0 mPrimaryClosed
    Newton Bridge Academy51 mNot applicableOpen
    The Grantham Sandon School51 mNot applicableClosed
    Hill View Education Centre285 mNot applicableClosed
    The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham345 mPrimaryOpen
    The Little Gonerby Church of England Infant School, Grantham345 mPrimaryClosed
    Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School356 mSecondaryClosed
    Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School356 mSecondaryOpen
    Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham387 mNot applicableOpen
    Grantham College442 m16 plusOpen
    • The Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Grantham
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Newton Bridge Academy
      Distance
      51 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • The Grantham Sandon School
      Distance
      51 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Hill View Education Centre
      Distance
      285 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Lincolnshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aby Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryLN13 0DLClosed
    Alford Primary SchoolPrimaryLN13 9BJOpen
    All Saints CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary-Closed
    Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryNG32 2DYOpen
    Ancaster CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryNG32 3QQOpen
    • Aby Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LN13 0DL
      Status
      Closed
    • Alford Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LN13 9BJ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE/Methodist Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NG32 2DY
      Status
      Open
    The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham
    Distance
    345 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Little Gonerby Church of England Infant School, Grantham
    Distance
    345 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
    Distance
    356 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
    Distance
    356 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham
    Distance
    387 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Grantham College
    Distance
    442 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • Ancaster CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG32 3QQ
    Status
    Open