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St Martin's Primary School

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

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location_onHereford, HR2 6AF

phone 1432273633

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

358

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Martin's Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hereford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Martin's Primary School is a community school in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 358 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 35.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.3 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

LA 61%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 72%

Maths94% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading84% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading80% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.5

-0.6 to 3.4

2.4

Write

LA 0.6

0.5 to 4.3

1.9

Maths

LA -0.5

0.1 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading88% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.1

Read

LA 1.2

2.1 to 6.0

1.4

Write

LA 1.0

-0.4 to 3.2

1.8

Maths

LA 0.5

0.1 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 67%

Reading81% LA 80%

Writing79% LA 78%

Maths79% LA 77%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.2

Read

LA 1.3

2.6 to 5.8

2.4

Write

LA 0.7

0.8 to 4

1.9

Maths

LA 0.2

0.4 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 October 2024

Inspection Report

16 July 2019

Inspection Report

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14 June 2018

Inspection Report

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28 March 2017

Inspection Report

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21 January 2016

Inspection Report

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25 June 2015

Inspection Report

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11 February 2015

Inspection Report

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04 June 2013

Inspection Report

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13 February 2013

Inspection Report

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08 December 2009

Inspection Report

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19 May 2009

Inspection Report

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24 September 2008

Inspection Report

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05 October 2005

Inspection Report

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29 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-07-16

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-06-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-03-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-01-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-02-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(4 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 366 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	366	8	2.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	360	9	2.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	371	8	2.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	366	4	1.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	358	6	1.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	356	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	378	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	371	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	374	9	2.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	374	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	372	2	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	360	5	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	348	10	2.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	363	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	370	10	2.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	353	12	3.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	363	15	4.1%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	362	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	360	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	366	5	1.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	365	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	364	12	3.3%	0.5%	0