Foundation school · Essex

St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School

5–11Ages
255Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115269URN

Hampton Road, Stansted, CM24 8FE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

60 applications for 27 places · 199th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 January 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

60 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.7; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	60	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2025	25	59	2.4	25	1.00
Sep 2024	35	64	1.8	33	0.94
Sep 2023	35	58	1.7	34	0.97
Sep 2022	36	57	1.6	33	0.92
Sep 2021	22	43	2.0	19	0.86
Sep 2020	38	68	1.8	32	0.84
Sep 2019	39	66	1.7	38	0.97
Sep 2018	45	97	2.2	44	0.98
Sep 2017	45	87	1.9	48	1.07
Sep 2016	45	105	2.3	60	1.33
Sep 2015	45	91	2.0	49	1.09
Sep 2014	45	77	1.7	42	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 85% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	13%	106	109
2023/24	73%	5%	110	108
2022/23	67%	12%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Magna Carta Primary Academy
0.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

2026

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Avanti Meadows Primary School
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Summercroft Primary School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Manuden Primary School
3.2 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.2 km · Essex

Improved significantly2024

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115269 · 881/5229
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 255 on roll
Free school meals: 18.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hampton Road, Stansted, CM24 8FE
Local authority: Essex · Uttlesford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources