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St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots

Primary · St Neots · PE19 1NX

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Good (2018)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2018. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 12 June 2018

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At a glance

68 pupils · 32% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
38.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
25.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.stmarys.act-academytrust.org/
URN
142034

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 2 families named it first for 3 Reception places, 0.67 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2025; none was decided by a published distance. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2018. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2025 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2025 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

suppressed (small cohort)

Reaching the higher standard

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (reading)

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (maths)

suppressed (small cohort)

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 54% (Cambridgeshire 66%, England 60%) · Black African 13% (Cambridgeshire 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 6% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 6% (Cambridgeshire 11%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 3% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Cambridgeshire 3%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 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)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.43 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cambridgeshire: 4.55 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
16.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,981; 20% 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 (2024-25)

This school£8,770
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 12% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£91,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier54.5%62.3%
Social housing30.5%17.1%
Privately rented14.8%20.5%
Detached houses10.1%22.9%
Flats20.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018183 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£286,000512 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£239,000–£370,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (109)£455,000
Semi-detached (146)£312,500
Terraced (143)£274,000
Flat (114)£180,000

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an 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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