St Mary's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Bessemer Road East, Swindon, SN2 1PE
Phone: 01793523850
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Louise Brown
Age range: 2-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 398
School capacity: 410
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 24
% eligible for free school meals: 6.0%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,215 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #29 of 54 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#27Holy Rood Catholic Primary School£6,295
#28Bridlewood Primary School£6,252
#29St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,215
#30Lawn Primary and Nursery School£6,177
#31St Francis CofE Primary School£6,156

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Bishopstone Church of England Primary School£12,307
#2Westlea Primary School£9,910
#3Goddard Park Community Primary School£9,342
#4Kingfisher CE Academy£9,186
#5Seven Fields Primary School£8,783
#6Eldene Nursery and Primary School£7,989
#7Swindon Academy£7,959
#8Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary£7,843
#9Red Oaks Primary School£7,378
#10Greenmeadow Primary School£7,248
#11Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery£7,176
#12Millbrook Primary School£7,171
#13Mountford Manor Primary School£7,082
#14Liden Academy£7,003
#15Oaktree Nursery and Primary School£6,883
#16St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon£6,797
#17Nythe Primary School£6,793
#18Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School£6,690
#19Covingham Park Primary School£6,579
#20Moredon Primary School£6,529
#21Wanborough Primary School£6,527
#22Robert Le Kyng Primary School£6,517
#23Peatmoor Community Primary School£6,479
#24King William Street Church of England Primary School£6,453
#25Abbey Meads Community Primary School£6,446
#26Westrop Primary & Nursery School£6,317
#27Holy Rood Catholic Primary School£6,295
#28Bridlewood Primary School£6,252
#29St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,215
#30Lawn Primary and Nursery School£6,177
#31St Francis CofE Primary School£6,156
#32Catherine Wayte Primary School£6,147
#33Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,104
#34Lift Hazelwood£6,068
#35Ferndale Primary School & Nursery£6,055
#36Orchid Vale Primary School£5,977
#37Holy Cross Catholic Primary School£5,921
#38William Morris Primary School£5,897
#39Lethbridge Primary School£5,815
#40Badbury Park Primary School£5,769
#41Brook Field Primary School£5,586
#42Haydonleigh Primary School£5,551
#43Shaw Ridge Primary School£5,533
#44Oakhurst Community Primary School£5,522
#45Tregoze Primary School£5,376
#46Haydon Wick Primary School£5,366
#47The Croft Primary School£5,122
#48Rodbourne Cheney Primary School£5,119
#49Even Swindon Primary School£5,038
#50South Marston Church of England Primary School£5,010
#51Gorse Hill Primary School£4,950
#52Drove Primary School£4,838
#53St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy£4,510
#54Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy£2,038

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