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St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School, London

Primary
Academy converter
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Roman Catholic
Ages 3–7

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in London, part of Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.

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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Haringey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School in detail

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School in its own words

In its own words: "It is my pleasure to welcome you to St Mary's Priory Infant and Junior schools, a vibrant and caring community with a proud history. We believe that greatness is not measured by what we achieve alone, but by who we become."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School

Across Haringey, 86% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Haringey lodged 52 appeals against primary school offers; 33 reached a hearing and none succeeded.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School are St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School (under 0.1 miles); St Ann's CE Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths); South Grove Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 78% maths); and Chestnuts Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 81% maths).

St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior SchoolSt Ann's CE Primary SchoolSouth Grove Primary SchoolChestnuts Primary School

The trust

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School is one of 10 schools run by Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 10 schools in Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Seven Sisters Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Ann's Hospital, 150 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School stands in is among the 20% most 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 Priory Catholic Infant School are Park View School (0.5 miles) and Skinners' Academy (0.5 miles).

Park View SchoolSkinners' Academy

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jane RONAN
LA:Haringey
Phone:02088009305
Address:Hermitage Road, Tottenham, London, N15 5RE
Trust:LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (10 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2026

Ofsted Rating

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Mary's Priory RC Infant School (URN 102147), it was rated Good in September 2014.

URN:152287
UKPRN:10099563
Diocese:Archdiocese of Westminster
Constituency:Tottenham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Haringey

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School.

  • Five Star Learning320m away · Not yet graded
  • Wise After School Club320m away · Not yet graded
  • HES Care - West Green School740m away · Not yet graded
  • Bright Minds Education Centre990m away · Not yet graded
  • Stoke Newington Stagecoach 2990m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Haringey's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Seven Sisters Station (Entrance)
787m · 13 min walk
Seven Sisters Rail Station
798m · 13 min walk
Harringay Green Lanes Rail Station
881m · 14 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Seven Sisters Station
791m · 13 min walk

Bus Stops

St Ann's Hospital (Stop TK)
153m · 2 min walk
Seven Sisters Road / Kerswell Close (Stop TH)
308m · 5 min walk
Chestnuts Park (Stop HT)
309m · 5 min walk
St Anns Road /Seven Sisters Rd (Stop TW)
333m · 5 min walk
Heysham Road (Stop TV)
352m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School is in Haringey; for families living there:

Apply to Haringey for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
131
Fatal
0
Serious
20
Children hurt
7

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 131 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 20 serious and 111 slight.

7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

20 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 Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 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.

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What the report includes for St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School:

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  • Haringey publishes last distance offered figures, but none for St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Applications and offers at St Mary's Priory RC Infant School before it took its current form in 2026

Published for St Mary's Priory RC Infant School (URN 102147), the school St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School replaced. There are no figures for St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School yet, so these are shown separately.

Entry yearPlaces offeredFirst choicesNamed at allFirst choices per placeFirst choices not offered
20252925510.90
20242819550.70
20233634590.90
20223130701.00
20214342911.00
202060531180.90
20195039940.80
201845461161.02
201760551450.91
201652431260.80
201560641551.16
201460591551.07

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.

Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Haringey council

Low demand council-wide0.78 applications per place

Places available

2,820

Applications

2,193

Got 1st preference

86.0%

Got preferred school

97.7%

All primary applications across Haringey council (2026/27), not just this school.

Absence at St Mary's Priory RC Infant School before it took its current form in 2026
2024/25

Published for St Mary's Priory RC Infant School (URN 102147), the school St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School replaced. There are no figures for St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School yet, so these are shown separately.

5.7%

Overall absence

16.1%

Persistent absence

62

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)16.1%
Severe (50%+)1.6%

Absence trend

4.6%
18/19
6.0%
20/21
6.1%
21/22
5.9%
22/23
5.1%
23/24
5.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School

What is St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School's Ofsted rating?

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Mary's Priory RC Infant School (URN 102147), it was rated Good in September 2014.

What is the catchment area for St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School is oversubscribed, Haringey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How do I apply to St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School?

Apply through Haringey's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant 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 Priory Catholic Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 5 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School: Five Star Learning (320m away, registered, not yet graded), Wise After School Club (320m away, registered, not yet graded) and HES Care - West Green School (740m away, registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 131 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 20 serious and 111 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 20 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 Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School?

St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School is at Hermitage Road, Tottenham, London, N15 5RE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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