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St Mary's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Pamela O'Brien

location_onSlough, SL1 2AR

language Visit Website phone 1753534791

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

677

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Slough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Slough, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 680 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 27 primaries in Slough and #2,741 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%

Reading75% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 74%

Maths79% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%England 61%

Reading81% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 0.9

0.4

Write

LA 0.2

-1.0 to 1.8

0.4

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.0 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.6

0.6

Write

LA 0.6

-0.9 to 2.1

1.8

Maths

LA 0.7

0.3 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%

Reading69% LA 72%

Writing85% LA 77%

Maths73% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.3

-4 to -0.8

-0.3

Write

LA 0.4

-1.8 to 1.2

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.5

-2.1 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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08 October 2019

Inspection Report

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27 January 2016

Inspection Report

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10 January 2014

Inspection Report

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22 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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23 June 2009

Inspection Report

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23 May 2006

Inspection Report

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06 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-01-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-22

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 680 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	680	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	680	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	681	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	682	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	672	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	677	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	677	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	671	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	672	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	673	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	670	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	669	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	661	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	660	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	672	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	672	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	659	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	623	8	1.3%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	639	8	1.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	630	6	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	609	4	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	614	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	600	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	585	6	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	591	4	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	582	9	1.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 59 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils