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St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Primary · Malton · YO17 7DB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 June 2025

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At a glance

225 pupils · 95% of 236 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
13.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://smm.npcat.org.uk
URN
147258

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 42 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.40 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 10 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.40 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 42 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criteria 8
1.202 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

31 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers66.5%
North Yorkshire average60.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Frenchay Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · 197 miles awayGood78%
Gade Valley Primary SchoolHemel Hempstead · 165 miles awayExpected standard62%
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary SchoolBolton · 82 miles awayGood63%
Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolBrentwood · 180 miles awayGood72%
Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolPrescot · 96 miles awayGood54%
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolCongleton · 89 miles awayRequires improvement53%
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School MacclesfieldMacclesfield · 83 miles awayGood62%
St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolLudlow · 146 miles awayGood74%
Hatfield Woodhouse Primary SchoolDoncaster · 40 miles awayGood79%
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little LeverBolton · 76 miles awayGood42%
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, RawtenstallRossendale · 68 miles awayGood81%
Tenbury CofE Primary SchoolTenbury Wells · 147 miles awayGood70%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (North Yorkshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (North Yorkshire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 0%) · Asian Chinese 1% (North Yorkshire 0%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 5%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.76 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Yorkshire: 2.43 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
27.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

62.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,343; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,095
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 15% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,000; in-year balance +£74,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier51.2%62.3%
Social housing32.4%17.1%
Privately rented16.3%20.5%
Detached houses14.6%22.9%
Flats9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van21.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027787 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£220,000193 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£176,000–£271,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (37)£375,000
Semi-detached (83)£219,000
Terraced (55)£200,000
Flat (18)£82,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
7an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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