St Mary's Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Luton South and South BedfordshireConstituency

LU1 4BBPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 229 pupils. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is part of ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

10%

Black

13%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

229

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 229
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Nov 2015	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.