St Mary's Catholic Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mary's is a welcoming, family-like community where pupils from diverse backgrounds get on well together and feel safe. Teaching is consistently good, helping pupils make solid progress from their starting points to achieve above average attainment by Year 6. The school has strong leadership with ambitious plans for improvement and excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and English language learners.
Key Strengths
- Recently appointed headteacher has brought new energy and clear ambitious plans for improvement
- Systems for checking pupils' progress have improved, with teachers now clear about how well pupils are learning
- Teaching is consistently good throughout the school, leading to good progress in reading, writing and mathematics
- Disadvantaged pupils and those who speak English as an additional language do as well or better than other pupils
- Strong promotion of spiritual, moral, social and cultural development helps pupils respect others' values
Areas for Improvement
- Marking of topic books does not consistently give pupils clear advice on how to improve their work
- Some work in topic books is not up to the best that pupils can do
- Play equipment and activities in the Reception class are not always stimulating enough to support rapid learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school's work to keep pupils safe is outstanding with rigorous checks on adults and a secure site.
Extracurricular Activities
Cricket, Zumba dancing, parent workshops, school outings, International Days, links with Ugandan school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a good school with a recently appointed headteacher who has energetically driven improvements in achievement tracking, teaching quality, and school-home communication. The school maintains good behaviour, keeps pupils completely safe, and helps disadvantaged pupils and those learning English as an additional language achieve well.
At a Glance
35.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 94% to 90%. Maths has improved from 88% to 100%. Writing has improved from 82% to 90%.
Class Sizes
22.1
Avg class size
20.7
Infant (KS1)
22.8
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
180 pupils
236 capacity
56 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Hammersmith and Fulham
Places available
1,360
Applications
1,220
Got 1st preference
73.4%
Got preferred school
93.4%
Primary admissions across Hammersmith and Fulham (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.32597%
Overall absence
18.30986%
Persistent absence
142
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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