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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 137031

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · Gloucester · GL3 1HU

Ages 4–11 · 220 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-22

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
197

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill105%

220 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
220
Boys / girls
122 / 98
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
220 / 210 (105%)
Free school meals
9.1%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Clifton
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCHDOWN
Academy trust
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCHDOWN
Headteacher
Mr Liam Jordan

Location

Address
Cheltenham Road East, Churchdown
Postcode
GL3 1HU
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Tewkesbury
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 220 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 9.1%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Clifton.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL3
17
Primary in GL3
13
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 1HJ · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM19.8%
    • Demand0.91

    0.4 miles away

  • Innsworth Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 1AX · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM22.6%

    0.8 miles away

  • Churchdown Village Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM10.9%

    1.0 miles away

  • Longlevens Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 0AX · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.95

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  • Churchdown Village Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 2NB · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Longlevens Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 0AL · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM10.8%

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Liam Jordan
Telephone
01452714053
Website
www.st-marys-churchdown.gloucs.sch.uk/

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