# St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

St 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.

Primary school. Code E146140. [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 394
- Council: Derby
- URN: 146140

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
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, 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

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

- [Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-benedict-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-e138622): 460 m. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Include - St Matthews](https://openindex.co.uk/school/include-st-matthews-e151335): 610 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Lawn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lawn-primary-school-e147624): 700 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bridge Street School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridge-street-school-e151935): 720 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [Markeaton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/markeaton-primary-school-e112739): 750 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walter-evans-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e142752): 800 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024. 68% 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/146140)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146140)

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