# St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage

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

It had 175 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140780. [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 175
- Council: Dorset
- URN: 140780

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 June 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 65% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Dorset and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Dorset | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [Swanage Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swanage-primary-school-e150246): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Swanage School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-swanage-school-e139376): 1.8 km. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swanage-st-marks-church-of-england-primary-school-e142165): 1.8 km. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 43% 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/140780)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140780)

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