St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull

State-Funded School

st-marys-catholic-primary-school-marnhull-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

DT10 1JXPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 82 pupils. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull is part of PLYMOUTH CAST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

95%

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 82
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: PLYMOUTH CAST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Oct 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.