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St. Mary's (Endowed) CofE VA Primary School

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

personMrs Laura Watts

location_onNorwich, NR11 8AF

language Visit Website phone 1263761368

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St. Mary's (Endowed) CofE VA Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Norwich, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St. Mary's (Endowed) CofE VA Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Norwich, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 89 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #54 of 304 primaries in Norfolk and #6,549 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. 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 16.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 9.1%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.1 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading91% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading50% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing44% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths31% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.8

-5.3 to 0.9

-2.5

Write

LA -1.7

-5.4 to 0.5

-4.8

Maths

LA -1.5

-7.7 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading70% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.9

-4.5 to 3.2

1.1

Write

LA -1.1

-2.5 to 4.6

-2.9

Maths

LA -1.5

-6.3 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing67% LA 73%

Maths67% LA 68%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.8

-5.2 to 4.4

-0.9

Write

LA -0.9

-5.5 to 3.7

-0.4

Maths

LA -1.3

-4.7 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 July 2024

Inspection Report

26 June 2018

Inspection Report

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25 January 2018

Inspection Report

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03 July 2013

Inspection Report

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04 May 2010

Inspection Report

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28 November 2006

Inspection Report

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08 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-06-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-01-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-07-03

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

7.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.9%(3 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 76 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 7.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	76	6	7.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	79	1	1.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	91	6	6.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	91	1	1.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	94	3	3.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	89	1	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	89	1	1.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	89	2	2.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	92	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	85	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	80	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	80	2	2.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	78	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	77	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	72	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	74	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	67	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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St. Mary's (Endowed) CofE VA 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)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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