Academy converter · North Yorkshire

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

3–11Ages
225Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147258URN

Highfield Road, Malton, YO17 7DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

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 North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

84 applications for 30 places · 43rd of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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 North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

84 applications · 30 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Malton (URN 121653), the previous school.

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	84	2.8	42	1.40
Sep 2025	28	63	2.3	29	1.04
Sep 2024	27	58	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2023	28	73	2.6	39	1.39
Sep 2022	29	51	1.8	34	1.17
Sep 2021	30	48	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2020	26	49	1.9	25	0.96
Sep 2019 *	20	48	2.4	35	1.75
Sep 2018 *	30	47	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2017 *	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2016 *	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	43	1.4	29	0.97
Sep 2014 *	30	48	1.6	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 68% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%97th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth23%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	10%	105	103
2023/24	60%	3%	102	104
2022/23	63%	20%	104	104

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 School - a Catholic voluntary academyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Malton Primary Academy
0.0 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Norton Community Primary School
1.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.4 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Amotherby Community Primary School
4.6 km · North Yorkshire

2026

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Langton Primary School
5.4 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

3.0applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Rillington Primary School
6.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Welburn Community Primary School
8.7 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place
Leavening Community Primary School
9.3 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147258 · 815/3609
Trust: Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 225 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Malton (URN 121653)
Address: Highfield Road, Malton, YO17 7DB
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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