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St Mary's Church of England School

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personMrs Lisa Bennett

corporate_fareOXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onAylesbury, HP19 7WF

language Visit Website phone 1296482094

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

455

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Mary's Church of England School is a Academy converter primary school in Aylesbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Church of England School is an academy converter in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 448 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #94 of 140 primaries in Buckinghamshire and #8,789 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 29.3:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 64%

Reading79% LA 78%

Writing64% LA 72%

Maths76% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading81% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.6

-1.8 to 1.4

-1.5

Write

LA -0.6

-3.1 to 0.0

-0.3

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.8 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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08 April 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-05-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-21

None EIF

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

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(9 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 448 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	448	10	2.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	443	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	459	11	2.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	456	3	0.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	447	12	2.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	462	11	2.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	455	3	0.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	439	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	497	3	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	482	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	473	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	497	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	486	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	477	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	495	1	0.2%	0.6%

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 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Mary's Church of England 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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