St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSt Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 394 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 67% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 103 | 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- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary AcademySecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional)460 m
- Include - St MatthewsSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file610 m
- Lawn Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Bridge Street SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed720 m
- Markeaton Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Derby
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).