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St Mary's Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • West Sussex
  • RH20 2AN
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,973 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 93%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 59%59% · 2016/172017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 65%2022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 93%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM39% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East−26.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East
Reading score102 · South East 1061/10 Well below South East−12.6 pts
Maths score101 · South East 1051/10 Well below South East
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 42 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 60% · 45 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 39% · 51 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 62% · 50 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 52% · 48 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 55% · 44 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 39% · 57 pupils · South East 64%62%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 42 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 4% · 45 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 2% · 51 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 4% · 50 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 4% · 48 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 7% · 44 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 2% · 57 pupils · South East 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 42 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 45 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 51 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 50 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 48 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 44 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 102 · 57 pupils · South East 10610599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 42 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 45 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 98 · 51 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 50 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 48 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 44 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 101 · 57 pupils · South East 10510498No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
30 of 30 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3030
2nd121
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

0.4 km from Amberley, Pulborough & Storrington · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2015Good
  3. 2019Requires improvement
  4. 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 2026295
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.2%
First language not English2.9%
SEN support23.7%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils19.4%

Girls 46.1%Boys 53.9%

70.2% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.0
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 15.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.6
  • Other support 6.2

Teachers 17.4 FTE · Whole workforce 32.1 · 57 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,673
Spend per pupil£6,842
Staff spend per pupil£5,449
Reserve per pupil£93
  • +£27,381revenue reserve
  • −£49,803in-year balance

Grants £6,297 · self-generated £376 · premises £350 per pupil