The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin

The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin has effectively maintained the standards recognized in previous inspections, demonstrating a commitment to fostering a positive and ambitious learning environment for its pupils. Students are actively engaged in their education, showcasing leadership skills through various roles such as diversity champions and house captains. The overall climate of the school is one of respect and cooperation, with exceptional behavior observed among students. The curriculum is well-structured for most subjects, but there are areas that require improvement to enhance pupils' understanding of complex concepts and global cultures.

Strengths

• Pupils develop leadership and communication skills through various roles.
• Behaviour around the school and in lessons is exemplary.
• Staff have high expectations and model positive behavior.
• The school fosters a love of reading and provides effective phonics instruction.
• Pupils have access to a range of clubs and extracurricular activities.
• The curriculum builds from the early years and promotes engagement with subject-specific vocabulary.
• The school has effective safeguarding arrangements.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the curriculum does not clearly identify key knowledge for pupils.
• Pupils lack depth of understanding regarding different faiths and cultures.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.0% of pupils at The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin received £6,614 and spent £6,985 for each of its 133 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £139,000 (£1,044 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin last inspected by Ofsted?

The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin have?

The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin has 134 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin cover?

The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin?

The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin is at Retford Road, Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8ER.