Academy converter · Gloucestershire

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
137031URN

Cheltenham Road East, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 1HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

83 applications for 30 places · 42nd of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 30 places offered · 44 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	83	2.8	44	1.47
Sep 2025	29	79	2.7	25	0.86
Sep 2024	30	69	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2023	29	86	3.0	38	1.31
Sep 2022	26	77	3.0	24	0.92
Sep 2021	22	64	2.9	22	1.00
Sep 2020	30	86	2.9	42	1.40
Sep 2019	30	79	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2018	30	86	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	79	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	113	3.8	47	1.57
Sep 2015	30	86	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	85	2.8	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 83% · Maths 97% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%10th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard53%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

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Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	10%	110	110
2023/24	76%	15%	107	107
2022/23	78%	19%	108	109

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

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School
0.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
Innsworth Infant School
0.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School
0.7 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place
Innsworth Junior School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

36%met the SATs standard
Churchdown Village Junior School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
Longlevens Infant School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place
Churchdown Village Infant School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Longlevens Junior School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137031 · 916/3358
Trust: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Churchdown
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 115709)
Address: Cheltenham Road East, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 1HU
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Tewkesbury

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