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Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 160Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 100499URN

East Row, North Kensington, London, W10 5AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodNov 2016
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2022
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.8per place
1.1 below Kensington and Chelsea median (2.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea

32 applications for 18 places · 23rd of 25 in Kensington and Chelsea
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
76%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodNov 2016
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

Inspection history

  1. 24 February 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 16 November 2016
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.8applications per place, Reception
1.1 below Kensington and Chelsea median (2.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 18 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 1.8; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.9
  2. 2025 2.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.2
  3. 2024 1.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  4. 2023 1.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.0
  5. 2022 2.1; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5
  6. 2021 1.6; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.9
  7. 2020 1.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.0
  8. 2019 3.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.2
  9. 2018 2.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  10. 2017 2.7; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
  11. 2016 2.2; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  12. 2015 2.4; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
  13. 2014 2.1; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
More applications per place than the Kensington and Chelsea median in 1 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Kensington and Chelsea median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202618321.8160.89
Sep 202512282.3110.92
Sep 202417331.9140.82
Sep 202317321.9150.88
Sep 202219392.1180.95
Sep 202129471.6250.86
Sep 202033611.9280.85
Sep 201910333.390.90
Sep 201830682.3240.80
Sep 201728762.7250.89
Sep 201631682.2300.97
Sep 201537882.4330.89
Sep 201445932.1370.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 88% · Maths 84% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%12th of 25 in Kensington and Chelsea
Reading
Expected standard84%
Higher standard52%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard88%
Greater depth32%
Maths
Expected standard84%
Higher standard56%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Kensington and Chelsea median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2576%28%109110
2023/2464%0%106104
2022/2375%8%105107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
100499 · 207/3542
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
380 pupils · 160 on roll
Free school meals
51.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
East Row, North Kensington, London, W10 5AW
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources