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St Mary's CofE Primary School

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

personMr Joe Pitchford

corporate_fareGENESIS EDUCATION TRUST

location_onLondon, E17 9HJ

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

566

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Expected Standard

96%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Mary's CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in London, serving ages 5-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in London, Waltham Forest, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of GENESIS EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 578 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 96% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 36% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 49 primaries in Waltham Forest and #252 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. 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

96%

LA 70%

Reading96% LA 79%

Writing96% LA 77%

Maths96% LA 80%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

94%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading94% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing96% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths99% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing99% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths99% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.4

0.0 to 2.7

3.4

Write

LA 0.5

2.1 to 4.7

2.9

Maths

LA 0.8

1.7 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading87% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 1.2

-0.8 to 2.1

2.4

Write

LA 1.1

1.1 to 3.7

1.3

Maths

LA 1.5

0.0 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 68%

Reading86% LA 75%

Writing91% LA 80%

Maths89% LA 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.6

0.5 to 3.1

2.4

Write

LA 1.4

1.1 to 3.7

2.1

Maths

LA 1.3

0.9 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 March 2022

Inspection Report

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06 April 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-08

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-03-22

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 578 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	578	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	575	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	561	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	567	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	568	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	568	0	0.0%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	566	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	566	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	543	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	536	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	541	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	550	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	557	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	566	3	0.5%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	557	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	557	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	567	2	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	568	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	575	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	588	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	595	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	602	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	607	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils