St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch

School overview

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch is a primary school serving Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 225 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 18.0 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 88% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (32 first choices for 29 places). Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch 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.