St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School is a primary school located in Ware. 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 06/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Heath Drive, Ware

School Information

Address: Heath Drive, Ware, SG12 0RL
Website: http://www.stmarys306.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01920463641
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Hannah Orton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117409

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 238
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 121

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.4
Writing
N/A: 1.4 Confidence interval 0 to 2.9
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School
Heath Drive , SG12 0RL 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Kingshill Infant School
Heath Drive , SG12 0RL 		4out of 4 146 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Larkspur Academy
Tower Road , SG12 7LP 		1out of 4 689 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery, Ware
New Road , SG12 7BT 		3out of 4 1,102 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
Park Road , SG12 0AW 		3out of 4 1,159 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Chauncy School
Park Road , SG12 0DP 		4out of 4 1,254 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Presdales School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9NX 		4out of 4 2,090 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hertford Regional College
Scotts Road , SG12 9JF 		- not rated 1,569 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pinewood School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9PB 		2out of 4 2,417 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk , SG12 9PD 		4out of 4 2,507 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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