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St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Essex

Hampton Road, Stansted, CM24 8FE

Website 01279812212

73

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 19/01/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.2%

16.7% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

255

Capacity used

Has space

81%

315 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

25 of 25 families who put it first got an offer

25

Places offered

59

Total applications

2.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2525● 100%
2nd preference120● 0%
3rd preference180● 0%
4th preference40● 0%
Total592542%

1st preference success by year

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

Essex lets families list 4 preferences. 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
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Matthew Curzon
Address
Hampton Road, Stansted, CM24 8FE
Phone
01279812212
Local authority
Essex
Ward / constituency
Stansted South & Birchanger · North West Essex
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
115269

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals18%——
English as additional language13%——
SEN support6%——
56% boys (143)44% girls (112)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

255 pupils · 315 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    19 January 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 · 240 pupils

Attendance

94.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

23%
20/21
19%
21/22
22%
22/23
15%
23/24
17%
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 & maths73%——
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 standard75%
+13% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard80%
+5% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard80%
+8% vs England
Greater depth15%
+2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard85%
+11% vs England
Higher standard48%
+22% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard83%
+10% vs England
Higher standard35%
+5% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

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

Primary results over time

552019672023732024752025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)75%61%
Higher standard13%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 Essex 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.