St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames·TW1 3HE
Composite score
70.7
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#1,678
National rank
#455
In London
#22
In Richmond upon Thames
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
89%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
53 first choices, 69 places
First choices per place
0.77
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
224
any preference, for 69 places
Applications from another council area
14%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.11
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8820221.0320230.8420240.8820250.772026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Mary's Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
607
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
26.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
2.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
3.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,939
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Mary's Church of England Primary School

St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 607 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Mary's Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 53 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 2.8%. There are about 23.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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