St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch in Berkhamsted

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch is a primary school located in Berkhamsted. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Northchurch, Berkhamsted, HP4 3QZ
Website:	www.stmarys916.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone:	01442389040
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Lynne Osborne
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	117424

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	240
Number of Pupils:	199
Number of Boys:	90
Number of Girls:	109

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.9%	4%
Persistent absence:	7.4%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.4 to 0.3

Writing

Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.8

Maths

Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	66%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	21%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	106
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch Northchurch , HP4 3QZ	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Primary School and Nursery Durrants Lane , HP4 3PJ	4out of 4	555 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bridgewater Primary School Bridle Way , Billet Lane HP4 1ES	3out of 4	993 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Greenway , HP4 3LF	4out of 4	1,512 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenway Primary and Nursery School Crossways , HP4 3NH	3out of 4	1,542 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashlyns School Chesham Road , HP4 3AH	3out of 4	2,781 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Egerton-Rothesay School Durrants Lane , HP4 3UJ	- not rated	1,036 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Berkhamsted School Overton House , 133 High Street HP4 2DJ	- not rated	2,395 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School Chesham Road , HP4 2SZ	- not rated	3,156 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Mary's CofE Primary School, NorthchurchNorthchurch, Berkhamsted