St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
Academy converterPrimaryAges 4–11MixedRoman Catholic
Northbrook Road, Swanage, BH19 1QE
Acting Headteacher · Mr Alan Frame
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Key facts
Pupils175Capacity 210
OfstedGoodInspected 22 June 2022
TrustPlymouth Cast
Free school meals17.7%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 22 June 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Dorset council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in DorsetApplications for September 2026
All 27 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered27
Applications44
First choice27
First-choice offers27
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Swanage Primary School1.1 mi
- Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School1.1 mi
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers1.8 mi
- Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School4.0 mi
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School6.1 mi