St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Beckenham for ages 4 to 11.
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At a glance
- Type
- Academy
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 420
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Address
- Westgate Road, Beckenham, BR3 5DE
- Phone
- 02086 502355
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, July 2024.
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- The quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
- Early years provision: Outstanding
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found pupils' behaviour during lessons and around the school site is exemplary and pupils are rightly proud of their school.
- Inspectors found pupils' attendance is extremely high and leaders work effectively with parents to ensure pupils attend school regularly.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The school
- Classes in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are capped at 30.
- Core values are excellence, resilience, self-discipline, love, gratitude, tolerance and respect.
Source: St Mary's Catholic Primary School website; St Mary's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- The school teaches phonics using Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, a systematic synthetic phonics programme.
Source: St Mary's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The school is two forms of entry with fourteen classes and 423 children on roll.
- The school serves three feeder parishes: St Edmund's in Beckenham, St Mark's in West Wickham and Our Lady of the Rosary in Hayes.
- The school's 2027/2028 admissions policy includes a Certificate of Catholic Practice form at the end of the document.
- For primary admissions in September 2027, the official closing date is 15th January, 2027.
Source: St Mary's Catholic Primary School website; St Mary's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
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