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St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Wintringham Road, St Neots PE19 1NX · stmarys.act-academytrust.org · 01480 398048
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 43%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 58%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 68
- 32% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- First language not English
- 27.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 2 families put the school first and 3 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 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 58%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110848), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110848)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 13
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied