Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 0EA
10 reasons to choose St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
Top line
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ulverston has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ulverston and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ulverston is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 13 members of Mater Christi Multi-Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2010) inspection.
Average class size
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ulverston has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 36 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ulverston ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 4% of schools.
The St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. 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 and Forest School to Year 2.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
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, Ulverston
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 7.45am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
Windermere Preparatory School (18.3 miles); Rossall Preparatory School (20.4 miles).
Yarlside Academy (7.3 miles); Vickerstown School (8.3 miles); St Columba’s Catholic Primary School, Barrow-in-Furness (10.1 miles).
Windermere School (18.3 miles).
Ulverston Victoria High School (0.2 miles); Dowdales School (4.7 miles); Chetwynde School (7 miles).