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St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School

  • 7–11Ages
  • 231Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 117409URN

Heath Drive, Ware, SG12 0RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
65%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

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 did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 70% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%171st of 331 in Hertfordshire
Reading
Expected standard85%
Higher standard43%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard70%
Greater depth3%
Maths
Expected standard75%
Higher standard15%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Hertfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2565%2%106103
2023/2460%5%104104
2022/2366%2%105104

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

  • 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
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
117409 · 919/3042
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
240 pupils · 231 on roll
Free school meals
12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Heath Drive, Ware, SG12 0RL
Local authority
Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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