SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · Wolverhampton · WV2 1HZ · URN 139800

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-04-30Cohort 229Roman 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 70 schools in Wolverhampton

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
79%
Wolverhampton 59.5%England 61%
19.5 percentage points above the area average of 59.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
29%
Wolverhampton 9.5%England 8%
19.5 percentage points above the area average of 9.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
108
Wolverhampton 105.69England 105
2.3 above the area average of 105.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Wolverhampton 104.11England 105
2.9 above the area average of 104.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
109
Wolverhampton 105.67England 105
3.3 above the area average of 105.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
50%
Wolverhampton 28.5%England 32%
21.5 percentage points above the area average of 28.5
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
82%
Wolverhampton 71.2%
10.8 percentage points above the area average of 71.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
82%
Wolverhampton 67.7%
14.3 percentage points above the area average of 67.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
82%
Wolverhampton 67.8%
14.2 percentage points above the area average of 67.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
28
Wolverhampton 48
20 below the area average of 48
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Wolverhampton	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	79% Wolverhampton 59.5%England 61%	19.5 percentage points above the area average of 59.5	18 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	29% Wolverhampton 9.5%England 8%	19.5 percentage points above the area average of 9.5	21 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	108 Wolverhampton 105.69England 105	2.3 above the area average of 105.7	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Wolverhampton 104.11England 105	2.9 above the area average of 104.1	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	109 Wolverhampton 105.67England 105	3.3 above the area average of 105.7	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	50% Wolverhampton 28.5%England 32%	21.5 percentage points above the area average of 28.5	18 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	82% Wolverhampton 71.2%	10.8 percentage points above the area average of 71.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	82% Wolverhampton 67.7%	14.3 percentage points above the area average of 67.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	82% Wolverhampton 67.8%	14.2 percentage points above the area average of 67.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	28 Wolverhampton 48	20 below the area average of 48	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

Wolverhampton · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.0 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: 43.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 47.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 20.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 50% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 29% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 79% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 77.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy Good at its inspection on 30/04/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in Wolverhampton, postcode WV2 1HZ (URN 139800).
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