Wharf Lane, Brewood, Stafford ST19 9BG
10 reasons to choose St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Brewood
Top line
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Brewood has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Stafford and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Brewood is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 15 members of The Painsley Catholic Academy. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Brewood has four mixed-age classes, a nursery class, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Brewood ranks in the top 2% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 11% of schools. Most pupils go on to Blessed William Howard High School at the end of Year 6.
The St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Brewood curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2 and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Brewood
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Brewood
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Brewood
St Dominic’s Grammar School, Brewood, Preparatory School (0 miles); Birchfield School (5.9 miles); Tettenhall College Preparatory School (6.7 miles).
St Christopher’s Catholic Primary School, Codsall (4.4 miles); St Stephen’s Church of England Primary School, Wolverhampton (6.5 miles); St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Stafford (9.8 miles).
St Dominic’s Grammar School, Brewood (0 miles); Tettenhall College (6.7 miles); Chase Grammar School (7.1 miles).
Wolgarston High School (5.5 miles); Wolverhampton Girls’ High School (7.1 miles); Heath Park (7.4 miles).