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St Mary's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Haringey

Rectory Gardens, London, N8 7QN

Website 02083404898

55

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 09/11/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.8%

14.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

306

Capacity used

Has space

68%

450 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer

53

Places offered

66

Total applications

1.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3333● 100%
2nd preference91● 11%
3rd preference112● 18%
Later preferences (4th–6th)130● 0%
Total663655%

1st preference success by year

93%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Haringey lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jane O'Brien
Address
Rectory Gardens, Hornsey, London, N8 7QN
Phone
02083404898
Local authority
Haringey
Ward / constituency
Hornsey · Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102139

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals42%——
English as additional language35%——
SEN support12%——
48% boys (146)52% girls (160)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

306 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    09 November 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 291 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

14.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
19%
21/22
26%
22/23
20%
23/24
14%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths55%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard61%
-1% vs England
Higher standard17%
+9% vs England

Reading

Expected standard72%
-3% vs England
Higher standard28%
-5% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth35%
+22% vs England

Maths

Expected standard76%
+2% vs England
Higher standard30%
+4% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard78%
+5% vs England
Higher standard46%
+16% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard76%
-6% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

572019552023552024612025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)61%61%
Higher standard17%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Haringey council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.