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St Mary's RC Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Brent

Canterbury Road, London, NW6 5ST

Website 02076241830

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

7.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

175

Capacity used

Has space

83%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer

14

Places offered

28

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1212● 100%
2nd preference41● 25%
3rd preference50● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)70● 0%
Total281346%

Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Last distance offered

From Brent council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.

September 2025 entry

209 m

Furthest child offered under "Nearest school with a vacancy"

30 places

Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Bridget Pratley
Address
Canterbury Road, London, NW6 5ST
Phone
02076241830
Local authority
Brent
Ward / constituency
Kilburn · Queen's Park and Maida Vale
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
151110

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals37%——
English as additional language———
SEN support———
46% boys (81)54% girls (94)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ALL SAINTS' TRUST

175 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 19

    11 December 2019

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 153 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard52%
-10% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard76%
+1% vs England
Higher standard19%
-14% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard57%
-15% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard81%
+7% vs England
Higher standard10%
-16% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard67%
-6% vs England
Higher standard5%
-25% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard67%
-15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)52%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 0.5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Brent council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.