St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School

HertfordshireVoluntary controlled school

Heath Drive, Ware, SG12 0RL

Headteacher: Mrs Hannah OrtonSchool website ↗Pupils: 236 (capacity: 240)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2023
65%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2023

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 3 July 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
65.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
2.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 70%·Maths 75%All three 65%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding3%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected75%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
116 girls, 120 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 78% (2018/19), currently 65%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1662.0%7.0%-0.5-0.8-2.3
2016/1763.0%10.0%-1.4-0.3-3.6
2017/1869.0%12.0%-0.1+0.3-1.4
2018/1978.0%20.0%+1.9+1.4-1.5
2022/2366.0%2.0%-2.2-1.8-2.9
2023/2460.0%5.0%---
2024/2565.0%2.0%---