St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0DG
155 pupils · 74% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 April 2024, published 12 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 7 | 6 | 17 | 7 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 25 | 37 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 27 | 39 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 34 | 46 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 21 | 33 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 25 | 41 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Phoenix St Peter Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Red Oak Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Westwood Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Pakefield Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Roman Hill Primary School 2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Elm Tree Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.