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Our Results


Our Results

"The school’s results at the end of key stages 1 and 2 in reading, writing and mathematics are impressive."

Progress for all groups in these subjects at the end of key stage 2 is outstanding.

"By the time pupils leave Year 6, they are extremely well prepared with the literacy and numeracy skills they need to succeed at key stage 3. "
Ofsted December 2017


⇒Letter from Rachel Macfariane, Director of Education Services Hertfordshire

Click Here for DfE School and college performance tables 2017

Table below comparing St Mary's to local and Deanery schools
 
School names % of pupils meeting the expected standard % Expected Progress
Reading		 % Expected Progress
Writing		 % Expected Progress
Maths		 % of pupils achieving at a higher standard Average score in Reading      Average score in Maths
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary 86%  Average
1.8		 Well above average
3.6		 Well above average
3.8		 24% 108 109
The Greneway School 43%
Below average
-2.9
 
Well below Average
-7.8
 
Well below average
-4.8
 		 3% 104 102
Roysia Middle School 44%
Well below average
-3.4
 
Well below average
-5.7
 
Well below average
-3.8
 		 0% 103 101
Melbourn Primary 49%
Average
-1.4
 
Average
-1.1
 
 Below  average
-2.6
 		 7% 103 101
Meldreth Primary 81%
Average
1.5
 
Average
-0.7
 
Well above average
3.4
 		 24% 108 19
Bassingbourn Primary 59%
Average
-1
 		 Average
-0.7		 Average
-1		 7% 103 102
Steeple Morden CofE 62%
Average
1.4
 
Well below average
-3.1
 
Below average
-3.4
 		 7% 108 102
Ashwell Primary 82%
Average
-1.3
 
Average
-0.7
 
Below average
-0.7
 		 23% 107 107
Foxton Primary 58% Well above average
7.2		 Average
1.4		 Average
1.7		 25% 112 106
Fowlmere Primary 63%
Average
2.4
 		 Average
1.8		 Average
2.1		 19% 106 105
St Johns Catholic Primary 45%
Average
-1.7
Average
-0.7
 
Average
-4.1
 		 3% 103 100
Our Lady 56%
Average
0.2
 		 Well below average
-6.4		 Average
0,5		 12% 109 108
St Thomas More Catholic Primary 60% Above average
0.8
Average
0.5
 		 Average
-0.5		 17% 107 105
St Margaret Clitherow 70%
Average
2
 		 Below average
-2.4		 Average
1.2		 10% 109 108
St Vincent de Paul 62%
Below Average
-2.1
 		 Well below average
-3,5		 Well below average
-3.8		 7% 105 103
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School Calendar School Calendar

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12am [date2] => 6 November ) [24] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Remembrance Assembly 10.45 (Parents welcome) [date2] => 9 November ) [25] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Anti Bullying Week (All week) [date2] => 12 November ) [26] => Array ( [date4] => 13/11/2018 [date] => 1542067200 [date3] => 13/11 [title] => Bags to School [date2] => 13 November ) [27] => Array ( [date4] => 15/11/2018 [date] => 1542240000 [date3] => 15/11 [title] => Bury Lane Chior event, 3-7pm [date2] => 15 November ) [28] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Children in Need - own clothes day [date2] => 16 November ) [29] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Reception to Year 5 - Nasal Flu vaccinations [date2] => 23 November ) [30] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Yr 6 Duxford trip [date2] => 23 November ) [31] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Friends Chrismas Fayre at 2:15pm [date2] => 24 November ) [32] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [33] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [34] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Pantomime (Feast Day)   2pm [date2] => 3 December ) [35] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [36] => Array ( [date4] => 04/12/2018 [date] => 1543881600 [date3] => 04/12 [title] =>  EYFS Nativity (Parents Welcome) [date2] => 4 December ) [37] => Array ( [date4] => 07/12/2018 [date] => 1544140800 [date3] => 07/12 [title] => School Mass 2pm (Parents welcome) [date2] => 7 December ) [38] => Array ( [date4] => 11/12/2018 [date] => 1544486400 [date3] => 11/12 [title] => EYFS Audley End Trip [date2] => 11 December ) [39] => Array ( [date4] => 12/12/2018 [date] => 1544572800 [date3] => 12/12 [title] => Christmas Dinner [date2] => 12 December ) [40] => Array ( [date4] => 12/12/2018 [date] => 1544572800 [date3] => 12/12 [title] => Mince-pie Afternoon 2:30pm (Parents welcome) [date2] => 12 December ) [41] => Array ( [date4] => 14/12/2018 [date] => 1544745600 [date3] => 14/12 [title] => KS1 Christmas Party [date2] => 14 December ) [42] => Array ( [date4] => 14/12/2018 [date] => 1544745600 [date3] => 14/12 [title] => Christmas Jumper Day [date2] => 14 December ) [43] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => KS2  Christmas Party [date2] => 17 December ) [44] => Array ( [date4] => 20/12/2018 [date] => 1545264000 [date3] => 20/12 [title] => EYFS Party am [date2] => 20 December ) [45] => Array ( [date4] => 20/12/2018 [date] => 1545264000 [date3] => 20/12 [title] => The Real Outside Nativity 7pm [date2] => 20 December ) [46] => Array ( [date4] => 21/12/2018 [date] => 1545350400 [date3] => 21/12 [title] => School ends at 1:30pm (NO after school club) [date2] => 21 December ) [47] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [48] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS [date2] => 24 Dec - 4 Jan ) [49] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [50] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [51] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Spring term starts 8:55am [date2] => 7 January ) [52] => Array ( [date4] => 21/01/2019 [date] => 1548028800 [date3] => 21/01 [title] => Yrs 5 & 6 Pantomime 1:30pm (Parents welcome) [date2] => 21 January ) [53] => Array ( [date4] => 25/01/2019 [date] => 1548374400 [date3] => 25/01 [title] => Holocaust Assembly 2:30pm (Parents welcome - 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own clothes day [date2] => 15 March ) [73] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Mother's Day Sale [date2] => 29 March ) [74] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [75] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] => April 2019 ) [76] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [77] => Array ( [date4] => 01/04/2019 [date] => 1554076800 [date3] => 01/04 [title] => Yrs 3 & 4 - The Passion Play 2:00pm (Parents welcome) [date2] => 1 April ) [78] => Array ( [date4] => 05/04/2019 [date] => 1554422400 [date3] => 05/04 [title] => Year 6 Stations of the Cross (Parents welcome) [date2] => 5 April ) [79] => Array ( [date4] => 05/04/2019 [date] => 1554422400 [date3] => 05/04 [title] => School closes at 2:45pm [date2] => 5 April ) [80] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [81] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => EASTER HOLIDAYS [date2] => 8 - 22 April ) [82] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [83] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Summer term starts 8:50am [date2] => 23 April ) [84] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Update meeting for the Yr 5 Wye Valley Trip 2:45pm [date2] => 24  April ) [85] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [86] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] => May 2019 ) [87] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [88] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => May Day Bank Holiday [date2] => 6 May ) [89] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Yr 6 SATS week [date2] => 13 May ) [90] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => All Week Yr 5 Wye Valley Forest of Dean Trip [date2] => 13 May ) [91] => Array ( [date4] => 20/05/2019 [date] => 1558310400 [date3] => 20/05 [title] => SRE Week (All Week) [date2] => 20 May ) [92] => Array ( [date4] => 22/05/2019 [date] => 1558483200 [date3] => 22/05 [title] => Update Meeting Yr 4 Phasel's Wood Trip 2:45pm [date2] => 22 May ) [93] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Update Meeting Yr 6 Scarborough Trip 2:45pm [date2] => 23 May ) [94] => Array ( [date4] => 24/05/2019 [date] => 1558656000 [date3] => 24/05 [title] => School closes at 3:15pm [date2] => 24 May ) [95] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [96] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => HALF TERM [date2] => 27 May - 54June ) [97] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [98] => Array ( [date4] => 01/06/2019 [date] => 1559420340 [date3] => 01/06 [title] =>   [date2] => June 2019 ) [99] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [100] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Inset days [date2] => 3 & 4 June ) [101] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => School term continues at 8:55am [date2] => 5 June ) [102] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Yr 2 Sleepover meeting 2:45pm [date2] => 6 June ) [103] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Yr 6 Scarborough Trip (All week) [date2] => 9 June ) [104] => Array ( [date4] => 14/06/2019 [date] => 1560470400 [date3] => 14/06 [title] => Father's Day sale [date2] => 14 June ) [105] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Yr 4 Phasel's Wood Trip 2:45pm [date2] => 18 - 21 June ) [106] => Array ( [date4] => 29/06/2019 [date] => 1561766400 [date3] => 29/06 [title] => Yr 2 Sleepover [date2] => 29 June ) [107] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [108] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [109] => Array ( [date4] => 01/07/2019 [date] => 1562012340 [date3] => 01/07 [title] =>   [date2] => July 2019 ) [110] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [111] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => EYFS and KS1 Celebration Assembly 9:30am (Parents welcome) [date2] => 1 July ) [112] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Open Evening 5:30-7:30pm [date2] => 4 July ) [113] => Array ( [date4] => 11/07/2019 [date] => 1562803200 [date3] => 11/07 [title] => Moving up day / Transition Day [date2] => 11 July ) [114] => Array ( [date4] => 12/07/2019 [date] => 1562889600 [date3] => 12/07 [title] => Sports Day 9:30am [date2] => 12 July ) [115] => Array ( [date4] => 15/07/2019 [date] => 1563148800 [date3] => 15/07 [title] => Reserve Sports Day 9:30am [date2] => 15 July ) [116] => Array ( [date4] => 16/07/2019 [date] => 1563235200 [date3] => 16/07 [title] => Yr 6 Leavers Mass 11am [date2] => 16 July ) [117] => Array ( [date4] => 17/07/2019 [date] => 1563321600 [date3] => 17/07 [title] => Yrs 5 and 6 Production 7pm [date2] => 17 July ) [118] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => Nursery Celebration Morning (Parents welcome) [date2] => 18 July ) [119] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] => School closes at 2.45pm [date2] => 19 July ) [120] => Array ( [date4] => 22/07/2019 [date] => 1563753600 [date3] => 22/07 [title] => Inset Day [date2] => 22 July ) [121] => Array ( [date4] => 23/07/2019 [date] => 1563840000 [date3] => 23/07 [title] => Occasional Day [date2] => 23 July ) [122] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [123] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [124] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [125] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [126] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [127] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) [128] => Array ( [date4] => 01/01/1970 [date] => [date3] => 01/01 [title] =>   [date2] =>   ) )
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Mission Statement

Aiming high,  

dreaming bigger,

praying together,

growing in God's love.

Our Children Say...

"I like Science because we learn about cool things"
"I like Art because we can be creative"
"I love the school trips because they are great fun"
"I enjoy learning French because I like learning about other people in the world"
"I enjoy History because I like learning about what has happened in the past"  
"I like learning because it is fun to learn new things"
"I like spending time with my friends because they are special to me"
"The teachers are great, they are kind and look after us and they make our lessons exciting and fun"
"I like learning about Jesus and the lessons he taught us"
"I love singing hymns because it makes me feel happy"

Ofsted Statement

  "Pupils thrive in this school both in terms of academic achievement and personal wellbeing."
Ofsted December 2017




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