St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn

Free schools·Primary school Herefordshire, County of·HR4 8HR
Composite score
90.7
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#202
National rank
#13
In West Midlands
#3
In Herefordshire, County of
Top 1%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
100%
% achieving higher RWM
22%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
7 first choices, 7 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
13
any preference, for 7 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn 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
72
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
12.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,181
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn

St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn is a primary school in Herefordshire, County of, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Church of England religious character. Around 72 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 100% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 112 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 22% 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 Primary School, Dilwyn their first choice was offered one of its 7 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.4%. There are about 12.2 pupils per teacher. St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn 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.

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