Primary school

St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Essex
  • CM24 8FE
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,271 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 78%2022/23: top 35%2023/24: top 24%2024/25: top 22%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM75% · East of England 64%8/10 Above+56.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · East of England 7%8/10 Above
Reading score106 · East of England 1065/10 Middle+8.5 pts
Maths score109 · East of England 10510/10 Top 10%+31.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 34 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 50% · 36 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 56% · 43 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 55% · 44 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 67% · 43 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 73% · 40 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 75% · 40 pupils · East of England 64%75%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 34 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 3% · 36 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 9% · 43 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 16% · 44 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 12% · 43 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 5% · 40 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 13% · 40 pupils · East of England 7%16%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 34 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 100 · 36 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 43 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 104 · 44 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 107 · 43 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 110 · 40 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 106 · 40 pupils · East of England 106110100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 34 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 36 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 103 · 43 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 106 · 44 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 107 · 43 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 108 · 40 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 109 · 40 pupils · East of England 105109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd161
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026255
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.5%
First language not English12.6%
SEN support8.8%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils16.7%

Girls 42.4%Boys 57.6%

81% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 13.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.2
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 15.2 FTE · Whole workforce 28.6 · 43 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,139
Spend per pupil£7,229
Staff spend per pupil£5,616
Reserve per pupil£746
  • +£190,137revenue reserve
  • −£22,873in-year balance

Grants £6,683 · self-generated £456 · premises £327 per pupil