Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSaint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in South Kesteven, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 183 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Lincolnshire and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Newton Bridge AcademySpecial. School remains Outstanding, April 202350 m
- The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, GranthamPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023340 m
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 68.4 (2025/26, provisional)360 m
- Springwell Alternative Academy GranthamPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), September 2022390 m
- Grantham CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file440 m
- The Harrowby Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met480 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Kesteven
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).