Primary school

St Martin's Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Herefordshire
  • HR2 6AF
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2019 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 455 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 4%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 50%2017/18: top 46%2018/19: top 21%2022/23: top 10%2023/24: top 9%2024/25: top 4%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM89% · West Midlands 65%10/10 Top 10%+14.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM19% · West Midlands 7%10/10 Top 10%+58.5 pts
Reading score106 · West Midlands 1056/10 Middle−29.9 pts
Maths score108 · West Midlands 1059/10 Top 20%+15.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 31% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 64% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 69% · 52 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 79% · 43 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 80% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 82% · 55 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 89% · 53 pupils · West Midlands 65%89%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 0% · 52 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 7% · 43 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 10% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 5% · 55 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 19% · 53 pupils · West Midlands 7%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 102 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 52 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 43 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 55 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 53 pupils · West Midlands 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 52 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 43 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 55 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 108 · 53 pupils · West Midlands 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
33 of 33 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3333
2nd251
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2019

  1. 2008Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  7. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2019Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026304
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.9%
First language not English26.2%
SEN support20.4%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils18.3%

Girls 44.5%Boys 55.5%

72.4% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 14.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.1
  • Other support 6.2

Teachers 16.6 FTE · Whole workforce 32.9 · 40 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 10 months.

  • +£632,000revenue reserve
  • +£131,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: FERN ACADEMY TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £1,818,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it