St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

About St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School in Westminster holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, where 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well below the Westminster local authority average of 74%, and it places the school 27th out of 31 primary schools in the borough. On individual subjects, the picture is more mixed: 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, and 73% did so in writing, but maths was a weaker spot at 69%. At the higher standard, just 4% of pupils achieved in both reading, writing and maths, though 31% hit the higher bar in reading alone. The school’s ranking score of 54 places it in the bottom half nationally, and in the bottom 50% of London primaries.

The Ofsted inspection from October 2021 was an ungraded visit that confirmed the school remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The previous graded inspection in 2012 had given the same overall effectiveness rating, with early years provision at that time graded as Requires Improvement. The school is small, with 186 pupils against a capacity of 322, and nearly half of its students (48.9%) are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average. There is no data on pupil progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to starting points. The school does not have a sixth form, and its nursery provision means children can join from age three.

St. Mary of the Angels is a Roman Catholic primary that is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 51 applications for 23 places, with 19 first-preference offers made. The school offers a broad set of facilities including a library, chapel, music rooms, art studios, sports hall and playing fields, plus clubs ranging from coding and science to gardening and drama. Its SEND provisions are extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. For families prioritising a faith-based education in central Westminster, this school offers a close-knit environment, though the academic outcomes are below the local average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Wetherby Preparatory School, 0.6 km away, but that is an independent school.

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