# St Mary's Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 208 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114570. [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 208
- Council: Brighton and Hove
- URN: 114570

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 21 September 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Brighton and Hove and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hove Micro-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hove-micro-school-e150990): 610 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Benfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benfield-primary-school-e151063): 670 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2019. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brackenbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brackenbury-primary-school-e114413): 780 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Nicolas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-cofe-primary-school-e114560): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Eastbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastbrook-primary-academy-e139674): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Peter Gladwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-gladwin-primary-school-e114443): 1.4 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114570)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114570)

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