St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B70
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Royston, SG8 7DB
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Icknield Walk First School
Poplar Drive, Royston, SG8 7EZ
Local ranking345th of 391 primary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
360
Capacity
3-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 25 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 345
- Boys
- 178 (52%)
- Girls
- 167 (48%)
- Capacity
- 360 (96% full)
- SEND
- 17.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 10.1%
- EAL
- 7.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 14.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,787/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 8.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.4%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.4%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Asian Chinese: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Asian Indian: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
84.4%
White British
3.0%
White Other
2.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Poplar Drive
Royston, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 117278
- UKPRN
- 10080117
- Establishment No.
- 2331
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