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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley

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

personMrs Rachel Ayres

location_onHinckley, LE10 1AW

language Visit Website phone 1455637477

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

274

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Hinckley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley is a voluntary controlled school in Hinckley, Leicestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 254 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #146 of 211 primaries in Leicestershire and #10,587 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

56%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 77%

Writing82% LA 71%

Maths67% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading51% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-3.5 to 0.4

4.9

Write

LA -0.1

3.0 to 6.8

-1.9

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.8 to -0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading65% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.1

-4.5 to -0.9

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 2.5

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 65%

Reading78% LA 76%

Writing84% LA 79%

Maths60% LA 77%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 1.1

1.8

Write

LA 0.0

0.1 to 3.5

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.5 to -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 September 2023

Inspection Report

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15 June 2021

Inspection Report

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10 February 2021

Inspection Report

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10 December 2019

Inspection Report

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08 June 2017

Inspection Report

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23 April 2013

Inspection Report

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16 November 2009

Inspection Report

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03 July 2007

Inspection Report

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02 November 2005

Inspection Report

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07 March 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-12-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-06-08

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-04-23

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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 254 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	254	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	257	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	264	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	252	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	269	3	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	274	2	0.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	272	4	1.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	284	3	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	270	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	274	2	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	292	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	295	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	300	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	297	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	312	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	316	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	310	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	309	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	316	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	314	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	312	0	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils