St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Halifax · Calderdale
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About St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary academy in Halifax, Calderdale. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 14 member schools: 14 primary schools. Local authorities: Calderdale | Kirklees. Regions: Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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- Official name
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
- Address
- Swires Road
- Postcode
- HX1 2ER
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Parliamentary constituency
- Halifax
- URN (official identifier)
- 148657
- Establishment number
- 3308
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 272
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 315
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenna Walker
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 18 Mar 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stmaryshalifax.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01422362365
- Date opened
- 1 Jul 2021
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 272 | 34,795 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 29.8% | 27.9% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.1% | 14.1% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 6.6% | 6.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 51.8% | 15.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 30 Apr 2025
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 4 Feb 2024
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 107546)
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good
Report published 1 May 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 107546)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Nov 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 107546)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Jun 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 107546)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 29 Nov 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.5% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 17.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £125,550 for 81 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 29.1% | 29.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £452 | £388 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 287 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Calderdale average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,126,000 £7,408 per pupil | £7,641 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,031,000 £7,077 per pupil | £7,051 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £871,000 £3,035 per pupil · 42.9% | £3,102 · 44.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £1,040 · 14.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £566,000 £1,972 per pupil · 27.9% | £365 · 5.2% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £86,000 £300 per pupil · 4.2% | £126 · 1.8% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £95,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £99,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,301 per pupil, supply and agency £1,675 per pupil — spending up £775 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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