St Mary's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2TA
Phone: 01782619685
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Denise Mellor
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 444
School capacity: 455
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 81
% eligible for free school meals: 18.6%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.1%
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: 7.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

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Ranked #21 of 31 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#19St Chad's CofE (C) Primary SchoolGood
#20St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyGood
#21St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#22St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23St Saviour's CofE AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1The Meadows Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary SchoolGood
#3Castle Primary SchoolGood
#4Chesterton Primary SchoolGood
#5Co-op Academy FriarswoodGood
#6Crackley Bank Primary SchoolGood
#7Dove Bank Primary SchoolGood
#8Ellison Primary AcademyGood
#9Hassell Primary SchoolGood
#10Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary SchoolGood
#11Kidsgrove Primary SchoolGood
#12Langdale Primary SchoolGood
#13Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#14Ravensmead Primary SchoolGood
#15Seabridge Primary SchoolGood
#16Silverdale Primary AcademyGood
#17Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary SchoolGood
#18Springhead Primary SchoolGood
#19St Chad's CofE (C) Primary SchoolGood
#20St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyGood
#21St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#22St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23St Saviour's CofE AcademyGood
#24St Thomas' CofE Primary AcademyGood
#25Sun Academy BradwellGood
#26The Reginald Mitchell Primary SchoolGood
#27Thursfield Primary SchoolGood
#28Westlands Primary SchoolGood
#29Wood Lane Primary SchoolGood
#30Bursley AcademyRequires improvement
#31St John's CofE Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £5,857 (2024-25)

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Ranked #34 of 39 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#32Alsagers Bank Primary Academy£6,056
#33Ellison Primary Academy£6,022
#34St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,857
#35Bursley Academy£5,823
#36St John's CofE Primary Academy£5,814

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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.

#1Wood Lane Primary School£10,587
#2Silverdale Primary Academy£9,437
#3Sun Academy Bradwell£8,186
#4Knutton St Marys CofE Academy£8,130
#5Castle Primary School£8,125
#6St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School£7,984
#7St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy£7,828
#8Hassell Primary School£7,684
#9Springhead Primary School£7,472
#10Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School£7,352
#11Chesterton Primary School£7,343
#12Ravensmead Primary School£7,248
#13Hempstalls Primary School£7,160
#14St Mary's CofE Primary School£7,157
#15Crackley Bank Primary School£7,137
#16The Meadows Primary School£7,105
#17St Saviour's CofE Academy£7,057
#18Betley CofE VC Primary School£7,040
#19St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy£6,974
#20Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School£6,927
#21The Reginald Mitchell Primary School£6,881
#22Dove Bank Primary School£6,848
#23Kidsgrove Primary School£6,713
#24Langdale Primary School£6,694
#25St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy£6,678
#26St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School£6,650
#27Co-op Academy Friarswood£6,478
#28St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School£6,404
#29Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School£6,344
#30Churchfields Primary School£6,255
#31Westlands Primary School£6,058
#32Alsagers Bank Primary Academy£6,056
#33Ellison Primary Academy£6,022
#34St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,857
#35Bursley Academy£5,823
#36St John's CofE Primary Academy£5,814
#37Seabridge Primary School£5,620
#38Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School£5,552
#39Thursfield Primary School£5,453

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