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St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided
Rectory Gardens, Hornsey, London N8 7QN · stmarysn8.co.uk · 020 8340 4898
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Haringey 70%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 306
- 68% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 37.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | 20 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 33 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 33 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Haringey it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mary's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 9 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 78
- 17% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied