St. Marys CofE Primary School

St. Mary’s CofE Primary Academy is performing well as a good school as assessed during its first inspection. The school creates a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. With a calm learning atmosphere and high behavioral expectations, pupils generally engage well in their lessons. Parents express strong satisfaction with the school's culture of encouragement and support that allows children to thrive. However, there are some areas within the curriculum that require further development to ensure consistency in implementation and clarity in key knowledge for pupils.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive environment for all pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and engagement.
• Effective leadership with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Consistent reading program that enhances early literacy skills.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils fostering trust.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the implementation of the planned curriculum.
• Curriculum design in a few subjects is still in development.
• Occasional choice of classroom activities not maximally effective for learning.

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 St. Marys CofE Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.9% 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, 0.7% of pupils at St. Marys CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 St. Marys CofE Primary School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.3% 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, 14.5% of pupils at St. Marys CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 2024–25 St. Marys CofE Primary School received £6,377 and spent £6,639 for each of its 292 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £310,000 (£1,063 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, income was £6,820 and spending £6,815 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Kettering · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

St. Marys CofE Primary School is part of Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Isham Church of England Primary School Kettering
• Cranford CofE Primary School Kettering
• Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School Kettering
• The Glenvale Church of England Primary School Wellingborough
• Great Addington CofE Primary School Kettering
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Kettering
• Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Wellingborough
• St Barnabas Church of England School Wellingborough
• Ringstead Church of England Primary School Kettering
• Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School Kettering

What is St. Marys CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St. Marys CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was St. Marys CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St. Marys CofE Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does St. Marys CofE Primary School have?

St. Marys CofE Primary School has 290 pupils on roll.

What age range does St. Marys CofE Primary School cover?

St. Marys CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St. Marys CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St. Marys CofE Primary School?

St. Marys CofE Primary School is at St Mary's C of E Primary Academy, High Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 5RL.