St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

About St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy sits third out of 58 primary schools in Derby, placing it firmly among the city's strongest state primaries. It is the top-ranked Catholic option in the local authority, trailing only Griffe Field Primary School and Gayton Junior School in the local rankings. The school is oversubscribed by a wide margin — for 50 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 95 applications, with 44 of those coming as first preferences. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.9, meaning nearly two families apply for every spot. The school's religious character as a Roman Catholic institution likely shapes its admissions criteria, though the data doesn't specify how places are allocated. With 392 pupils on roll against a capacity of 357, the school is operating above its official limit, which is unusual and suggests strong local demand. A quarter of pupils (24.5%) are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and indicates the school serves a mixed catchment.

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