St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Saffron Walden

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Castle Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BQ

https://www.stmaryssw.org.uk/

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Essex). It has about 220 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In May 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Progress, Attendance, Attainment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		R A Butler Infant School
0.4		R A Butler Junior School
0.6		St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
1.1		Katherine Semar Junior School
1.1		Katherine Semar Infant School
3.2		Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy
3.5		Newport Primary School
3.5		Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy
3.6		Ashdon Primary School
3.9		Wimbish Primary Academy
4.2		Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.1		Linton CofE Infant School

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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is about average.

Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.

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