St Mary's CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Court Orchard
Fownhope
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 4PG
Phone 01432860474
Reference Number 116880

St Mary’s CofE Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good status. The school is situated in a close-knit community where pupils display maturity and an eagerness to learn. Relationships between staff and pupils are nurturing, enhancing the overall learning environment. While most pupils enjoy their learning and demonstrate good behavior, there are some concerns related to occasional bullying incidents. Although staff are seen to address these issues, clearer communication is needed to assure pupils that all incidents are handled appropriately.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 92
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.17%
Girls: 47.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 34

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 3 9
2 12 5 17
3 8 7 15
4 10 9 19
5 7 6 13
6 3 10 13

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.6%
White, Other 3.3%
Mixed, Other 1.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 29 Mar 2022
Date Report
29 Mar 2022 School inspection
21 Feb 2017 Short inspection
25 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
28 Apr 2009 Full inspection:
07 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
04 Dec 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong community ties foster a supportive learning environment.
  • Pupils are eager to learn and can articulate their knowledge confidently.
  • Effective leadership in special educational needs helps all pupils progress.
  • A variety of extracurricular clubs promote engagement beyond academics.
  • Teachers use structured and sequential methods in early mathematics.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils experience unkind words, leading to insufficient awareness about how incidents are resolved.
  • Lower-attaining readers do not read often enough, impacting their fluency.
  • Reading resources require updating and greater organization.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 31%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 105
Maths 103

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 0
Writing -2.8
Maths -3.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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