St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Castle Street
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 1BQ
Phone 01799523384
Reference Number 115155

General Makeup

Number of pupils 218
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.71%
Girls: 52.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 31.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 12 30
2 14 16 30
3 15 17 32
4 14 17 31
5 15 17 32
6 14 20 34

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80.3%
White, Other 8.3%
Mixed, Other 3.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
White & Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-05
Date Description Report
2023-05-23 School inspection School inspection
2017-11-28 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-12-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-05-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-03-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-12-04 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 19% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 110 Unlock Unlock
Maths 109 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 4.2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 26 3
Third Preference 32 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
R A Butler Infant School
South Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3DG
0.48 miles
R A Butler Junior School
South Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3DG
0.48 miles
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
South Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3DW
0.6 miles
Katherine Semar Infant School
Ross Close, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4DU
1.2 miles
Katherine Semar Junior School
Ross Close, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4DU
1.21 miles
Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy
School Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1NN
3.22 miles
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy
High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3LE
3.52 miles
Newport Primary School
Frambury Lane, Newport, Essex, CB11 3PU
3.52 miles
Ashdon Primary School
Bartlow Road, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2HB
3.68 miles
Wimbish Primary Academy
Tye Green, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2XE
3.9 miles
Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Water Lane, Radwinter, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2TX
4.32 miles
Name Distance
Saffron Walden County High School
Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4UH
0.75 miles
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3TR
2.95 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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