St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bath
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bath, part of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bath and North East Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Mary's Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 109261), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put St Mary's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Catholic Primary School are Weston All Saints CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 57% maths); Newbridge Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 88% maths); St Michaels Junior Church School (1 mile, Good, 27% reading, 27% maths); and Twerton Infant School (1.2 miles, Good).
Weston All Saints CofE Primary SchoolNewbridge Primary SchoolSt Michaels Junior Church SchoolTwerton Infant School
The trust
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is one of 13 schools run by The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 27.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Asian (24%) and Black (10%).
In 2026, 17 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 5 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Southlands (outside), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic Primary School are Oldfield School (0.5 miles) and St Mark's CofE School (1.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 109261), it was rated Good in February 2015.
At a Glance
12.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
21.7
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at St Mary's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109261). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 89% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 68% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
- Sporting Sensations LTD700m away · Not yet graded
- Super Camps at Royal High School Bath920m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bath and North East Somerset's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Mary's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is in Bath and North East Somerset; for families living there:
- Bath and North East Somerset's school travel policy: School Travel Policy for compulsory school age children
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 4.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
184 pupils
210 places
26 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Bath
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bath
Across Bath and North East Somerset council
Places available
2,107
Applications
1,625
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Bath and North East Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
12.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
184
Total Pupils
90
Boys
94
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
14.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,483
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at St Mary's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109261). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.0%
Overall absence
5.7%
Persistent absence
175
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 109261), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 109261), it was rated Good in February 2015.
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Bath and North East Somerset allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Mary's Catholic Primary School average 26.3 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has around 184 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Bath and North East Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Mary's Catholic Primary School: Sporting Sensations LTD (700m away, registered, not yet graded) and Super Camps at Royal High School Bath (920m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 4.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is at Penn Hill Road, Weston, Bath, Somerset, BA1 4EH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)