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St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Dilwyn, Hereford HR4 8HR · stmarysprimarydilwyn.co.uk · 01544 318277
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 100%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Herefordshire, County of 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 76
- 6 over 70 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 7 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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 100% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% the higher standard. Across Herefordshire, County of it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲100% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 24
- 31% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 46% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied