St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Link Lane
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2AN
Phone 01798872007
Reference Number 126048

General Makeup

Number of pupils 301
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.16%
Girls: 48.84%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 17 28
2 25 25 50
3 19 16 35
4 31 23 54
5 29 23 52
6 19 26 45

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.4%
White, Other 2.7%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Asian 1.3%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-11-15
Date Description Report
2022-09-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-01-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-03-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-06-13 Full inspection Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 47 3 0 0 0 50
2. My child feels safe at this school 47 3 0 0 0 50
3. My child makes good progress at this school 39 11 0 0 0 50
4. My child is well looked after at this school 42 7 0 0 1 50
5. My child is taught well at this school 43 7 0 0 0 50
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 40 9 1 0 0 50
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 44 6 0 0 0 50
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 45 5 0 0 0 50
9. This school is well led and managed 37 13 0 0 0 50
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 40 10 0 0 0 50
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 41 8 1 0 0 50
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 50 0

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4% 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 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 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 -0.3 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.7 Unlock Unlock

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 16 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
West Chiltington Community Primary School
East Street, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2JY
2.35 miles
St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham
Church Lane, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 1LW
2.41 miles
Fittleworth CofE Village School
School Lane, Fittleworth, West Sussex, RH20 1JB
2.6 miles
Storrington Primary School
Spierbridge Road, Storrington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 4PG
3.31 miles
Thakeham Primary School
Rock Road, Storrington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 3AA
3.85 miles
Amberley CofE Primary School
School Road, Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9NB
3.93 miles
Dorset House School
The Manor, Pulborough, RH20 1PB
4.31 miles
Wisborough Green Primary School
Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 0EE
4.39 miles
Billingshurst Primary Academy
Upper Station Road, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9RE
4.51 miles
Bury CofE Primary School
Westburton Lane, Bury, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 1HB
4.56 miles
William Penn School
Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8GR
4.83 miles
Petworth Cof E Primary School
South Grove, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0EE
4.9 miles
Ashington CofE Primary School
Foster Lane, Ashington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 3PG
4.96 miles
Name Distance
Lodge Hill Residential Centre
London Road, Pulborough, RH20 1LZ
2.87 miles
Weald School, The
Station Road, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9RY
4.37 miles
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