Primary school

St Mary's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Herefordshire
  • HR1 4PG
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,602 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 72%72%2016/17: top 73%2017/18: top 74%2018/19: top 30%30% · 2018/192022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 92%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM31% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 53% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 56% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 75% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 29% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 39% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 31% · 13 pupils · West Midlands 65%75%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 6% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 11% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 6% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 13 pupils · West Midlands 7%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 106 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 102 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 13 pupils · West Midlands 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 101 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 100 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 103 · 13 pupils · West Midlands 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
6 of 6 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st66
2nd80
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202684
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.9%
First language not English3.3%
SEN support17.4%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils5.8%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

70% full · 120 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.7
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 3.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 0.8
  • Other support 1.1

Teachers 5.7 FTE · Whole workforce 7.7 · 10 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,300
Spend per pupil£9,625
Staff spend per pupil£5,744
Reserve per pupil£1,306
  • +£109,731revenue reserve
  • +£56,652in-year balance

Grants £9,634 · self-generated £666 · premises £225 per pupil