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St Mary's CofE (A) Primary School

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

personMrs Clare Hill

location_onMarket Drayton, TF9 4DN

language Visit Website phone 1630672126

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

school

Expected Standard

44%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Mary's CofE (A) Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Market Drayton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's CofE (A) Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Market Drayton, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 50 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #226 of 248 primaries in Staffordshire and #13,579 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.1 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

44%

LA 62%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing56% LA 72%

Maths44% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%England 61%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.1

-2.9 to 5.3

0.0

Write

LA -0.1

-3.9 to 4.0

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.1 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%England 65%

Reading-% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.5

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%

Reading90% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths90% LA 75%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.4

-1.9 to 6.5

-2.6

Write

LA -0.3

-6.6 to 1.4

1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.7 to 4.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-05-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-13

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

6.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

6.4%(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 47 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 6.4%, 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)	47	3	6.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	48	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	48	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	51	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	50	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	46	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	48	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	47	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	49	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	58	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	56	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	55	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	60	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	60	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	63	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	62	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	64	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	64	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	69	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	66	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	65	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	61	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	64	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	64	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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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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