St Mary's RC Primary School

Primary · Tameside · M34 2AR · URN 106252

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-10-15Cohort 228Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 28

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 60 schools in Tameside

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
36%
Tameside 60.7%England 61%
24.7 percentage points below the area average of 60.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Tameside 4.4%England 8%
4.4 percentage points below the area average of 4.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Tameside 104.98England 105
In line with the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Tameside 104.3England 105
1.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
Tameside 105.12England 105
0.9 above the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
29%
Tameside 26.7%England 32%
2.3 percentage points above the area average of 26.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
75%
Tameside 75.5%
0.5 percentage points below the area average of 75.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
43%
Tameside 70.1%
27.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
71%
Tameside 74.6%
3.6 percentage points below the area average of 74.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
28
Tameside 41
12.7 below the area average of 40.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Tameside	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	36% Tameside 60.7%England 61%	24.7 percentage points below the area average of 60.7	25 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Tameside 4.4%England 8%	4.4 percentage points below the area average of 4.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Tameside 104.98England 105	In line with the area average of 105	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Tameside 104.3England 105	1.3 below the area average of 104.3	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 Tameside 105.12England 105	0.9 above the area average of 105.1	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	29% Tameside 26.7%England 32%	2.3 percentage points above the area average of 26.7	3 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	75% Tameside 75.5%	0.5 percentage points below the area average of 75.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	43% Tameside 70.1%	27.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	71% Tameside 74.6%	3.6 percentage points below the area average of 74.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	28 Tameside 41	12.7 below the area average of 40.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Tameside · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 12.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 16.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 29% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 36% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 73.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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