Primary school

St Mary's Infants' School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–7
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Hertfordshire
  • SG7 6HY
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · East of England 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · East of England 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 80.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd212
3rd152

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2023Good

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 202682
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.5%
First language not English5.7%
SEN support23.6%
EHC plan8.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils21.5%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

45.6% full · 180 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 13 responses (11.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school84.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved76.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 69.2% not applicable0% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year69.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 15.4% not applicable63.6% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child61.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school69.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing76.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school69.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development69.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent69.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.2
Pupils per adult8.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.6
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 3.6
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 6.2 FTE · Whole workforce 13.2 · 21 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,330
Spend per pupil£11,434
Staff spend per pupil£8,109
Reserve per pupil£2,581
  • +£211,619revenue reserve
  • −£8,470in-year balance

Grants £11,290 · self-generated £372 · premises £781 per pupil