Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Grimsby

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 48% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 77% in North East Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (53% in reading, 50% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy are Weelsby Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 77% maths); Edward Heneage Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 81% reading, 85% maths); Strand Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 85% maths); and Welholme Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 72% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy.

Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 36 schools run by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

38.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%) and Black (21%).

Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Grimsby Docks Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellington Street (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 881 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North East Lincolnshire (211), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 9 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy are Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) (under 0.1 miles), Havelock Academy (1 mile), Oasis Academy Wintringham (1.3 miles) and Beacon Academy (1.5 miles).