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St Mary's CofE (A) First School

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personMrs Joanne Moult

location_onUttoxeter, ST14 7LX

language Visit Website phone 1889228730

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

204

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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St Mary's CofE (A) First School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Uttoxeter, serving ages 3-9. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

St Mary's CofE (A) First School is a voluntary aided school in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-9. The school has approximately 200 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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26 February 2020

Inspection Report

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09 June 2016

Inspection Report

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06 November 2014

Inspection Report

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14 May 2014

Inspection Report

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10 January 2013

Inspection Report

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24 October 2012

Inspection Report

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08 October 2009

Inspection Report

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06 June 2007

Inspection Report

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03 February 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-14

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 200 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	200	4	2.0%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	202	9	4.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	202	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	204	4	2.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	204	4	2.0%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 23 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils