St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

LowestoftConstituency

NR33 0DGPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 155 pupils. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is part of St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

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: 55%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

13%

Pupils

155

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 155
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
12 May 2015	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.