Side by side
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and The Priory CofE School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School has 427 pupils; The Priory CofE School has 171.
- Religious character: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Roman Catholic; The Priory CofE School, Church of England.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St Mary's Catholic Primary School | The Priory CofE School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 427 DfE register | 171 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Merton DfE register | Merton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 48 first preferences for 58 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 12 first preferences for 30 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 7 December 2021: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 10 January 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% (2024/25) DfE | 70% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 9.4% DfE register | 28% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 51.1% school census 2024/25 | 33.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 8% school census 2024/25 | 15.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.2 DfE workforce census | 15.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.3% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Pelham Primary School0.2 miles apart
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.4 miles apart
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Dundonald Primary School0.4 miles apart
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Merton Abbey Primary School0.5 miles apart