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St Mary's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Bernadette Davies

location_onHereford, HR4 7DW

language Visit Website phone 1432760408

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

167

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Hereford, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 140 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #53 of 71 primaries in Herefordshire, County of and #10,617 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 6.1 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

59%

LA 61%

Reading65% LA 75%

Writing82% LA 72%

Maths82% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading77% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading73% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.5

-5.6 to -0.8

-1.4

Write

LA 0.6

-3.7 to 0.9

-3.0

Maths

LA -0.5

-5.2 to -0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading83% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 1.2

-4.1 to 0.9

0.2

Write

LA 1.0

-2.1 to 2.6

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.5

-2.3 to 2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 67%

Reading82% LA 80%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths82% LA 77%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 1.3

-2.4 to 2.8

-0.7

Write

LA 0.7

-3.2 to 1.8

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.2

-2.8 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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21 June 2016

Inspection Report

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15 October 2014

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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23 November 2011

Inspection Report

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21 September 2009

Inspection Report

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30 January 2007

Inspection Report

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07 October 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-08

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

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 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 140 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	140	3	2.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	139	14	10.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	145	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	144	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	146	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	163	9	5.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	167	16	9.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	163	7	4.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	157	3	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	154	2	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	158	1	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	166	6	3.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	168	1	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	170	4	2.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	174	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	174	2	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	164	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	170	1	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	170	3	1.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	176	2	1.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	185	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	183	1	0.5%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Mary's CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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