St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Ulverston stands out sharply against the local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Westmorland and Furness average of just 58%. That is a gap of 35 percentage points and places the school second out of 99 primaries in the LA, in the top 2% nationally. The school also excels at the higher standard: 21% of pupils achieved that level across all three subjects, while in reading alone 86% reached the higher benchmark. Reading and writing both saw 100% of pupils hitting the expected standard, and the average reading score was 111, well above the national norm. These are not marginal gains; they represent a consistently high performance across the board, particularly in literacy.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Jan 2020Latest monitoring visit (8 Jan 2020): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 15 Dec 2010. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:40 – 15:20
Breakfast club
07:45-08:40
After-school care
15:20-17:30
Source: st-marys.cumbria.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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