St Mary's Junior Mixed School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 7-11
Religion Church of England
Address St Mary's Way
Baldock
Hertfordshire
SG7 6HY
Phone 01462892156
Reference Number 117385

St Mary's Junior Mixed School is performing well and has been rated as 'Good' across all inspected areas. The school provides a joyful learning environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy their education. The leadership team has developed an ambitious curriculum that fosters knowledge retention and encourages pupils to take on challenges in their learning. However, some aspects of personal development, particularly in providing leadership opportunities, have not been fully realized as intended. The findings take into account that this is the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 201
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.25%
Girls: 50.75%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.1
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
3 21 20 41
4 25 27 52
5 21 27 48
6 32 28 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.1%
White, Other 6%
White & Asian 4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.5%
Mixed, Other 2.5%
African 2%
Indian 1.5%
Caribbean 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 07 Jul 2022
Date Report
07 Jul 2022 School inspection:
11 May 2016 Full inspection:
18 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
24 May 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
02 Jul 2008 Full inspection:
29 Sep 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are motivated and have positive attitudes towards learning.
  • The ambitious curriculum helps pupils build knowledge over time.
  • Strong focus on improving reading standards with effective tracking.
  • Good behavior and respectful relationships among pupils.
  • Pupils with SEND achieve well due to effective support.

Areas for Improvement

  • Teachers do not consistently check pupils' understanding effectively.
  • Limited opportunities for all pupils to take on roles of responsibility.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 35%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

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 104
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 -2
Writing -2.9
Maths -2.4

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