St Marie's Catholic Primary School

About St Marie's Catholic Primary School

St Marie's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary in Rugby, part of the Warwickshire local authority. Among the 196 primary schools in the LA, it ranks 130th on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of schools locally. The top-performing peers in the area include Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, both of which achieved a perfect ranking score of 100, alongside Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School on 93. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Eastlands Primary School, about two kilometres away. St Marie's itself holds a Good rating from its most recent inspection in 2025, a grade it has maintained consistently across both its recent inspections. The school is led by headteacher Kieran Johnston and serves 393 pupils against a capacity of 476, with 18.2 per cent of children eligible for free school meals.

In the 2023/24 key stage 2 assessments, 47 per cent of pupils at St Marie's met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is notably below the Warwickshire LA average of 62 per cent. Looking at individual subjects, 64 per cent reached the expected standard in reading, 54 per cent in maths, and 76 per cent in writing. At the higher standard, 34 per cent achieved in reading and 20 per cent in maths, though no pupils reached the higher standard in writing or across all three subjects combined. Average scores were 105 for reading and 101 for maths. Progress scores are not available for the school. In its 2025 Ofsted inspection, the school received a Good rating across all graded areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The inspection was a graded visit, though the overall effectiveness was not judged on this occasion.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, chapel, library, playing fields, and an outdoor playground. Sports provision includes athletics, swimming, tennis, netball, cricket, gymnastics and rounders, while clubs extend to gardening, book club, film club, science club and eco club. St Marie's has a nursery provision for children from age three. The school supports a broad spectrum of SEND needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 77 applications were received for 45 places, with 43 first-preference offers made. Parent View responses from 69 families between September 2024 and September 2025 show that 74 per cent would recommend the school, though responses on SEND support and concern handling were more mixed. This school will suit Catholic families in Rugby who value a faith-based primary with a Good Ofsted rating and a wide range of clubs and sports.

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