St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad OakRodings Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak and Rodings Primary School are primary schools.
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Rodings Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak was judged the expected standard and Rodings Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak and 22.0% for Rodings Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Rodings Primary School (21.0% in 2022-23, 22.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bishop's StortfordSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak | DunmowRodings Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D40/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 353rd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure | 360th of 430 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 45 | 286 | |
| Capacity | 112 | 270 | |
| Location | Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HH | Dunmow, CM6 1PZ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 56.0% Stronger figure | 22.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 45 | 286 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.8% | 10.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.2% | 1.0% | |
| SEN support | 13.3% | 7.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.4% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.2% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak
Rodings Primary School
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