St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School at a glance

Located in Saffron Walden, Essex, St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 222 pupils aged 4 to 11. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 8.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 26% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 25 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 29.1 pupils per teacher. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.