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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley

Primary · Beverley · HU17 7HD

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 13 September 2023

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At a glance

385 pupils · 92% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
17.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.stmaryscofeprimarybeverley.co.uk
URN
118030

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 33 families named it first for 36 Reception places, 0.92 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 13 September 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.92 first-choice applications per place

36 places offered · 33 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

59 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers62%
East Riding of Yorkshire average58.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Kents Hill Junior SchoolBenfleet · 164 miles awayGood77%
Melbourn Primary SchoolRoyston · 124 miles awayExpected standard62%
Falcon Junior SchoolNorwich · 110 miles awayGood52%
Herne Junior SchoolPetersfield · 197 miles awayGood64%
Dulwich Hamlet Junior SchoolLondon · 166 miles awayOutstanding84%
St Mark's CofE Junior School, SalisburySalisbury · 200 miles awayGood70%
Send CofE Primary SchoolWoking · 177 miles awayGood (2019)55%
Marus Bridge Primary SchoolWigan · 94 miles awayNo current grade79%
Downs Junior SchoolBrighton · 208 miles awayGood60%
Gamlingay Village PrimarySandy · 118 miles awayGood45%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, PurtonSwindon · 167 miles awayGood62%
Oughtrington Primary SchoolLymm · 89 miles awayGood57%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (East Riding of Yorkshire 89%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (East Riding of Yorkshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (East Riding of Yorkshire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 0%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 0%, England 4%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.39 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · East Riding of Yorkshire: 2.14 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

40% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,302; 19% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,646
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £165,908; in-year balance -£39,037

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher49.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work51.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier85.9%62.3%
Social housing1.6%17.1%
Privately rented12.5%20.5%
Detached houses24.5%22.9%
Flats2.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013070 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£273,000476 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£195,000–£380,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (127)£377,500
Semi-detached (141)£250,000
Terraced (133)£227,500
Flat (75)£182,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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