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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
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- Chiddingfold GU8 4UF
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Requires Improvement |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for pupils | Good |
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Foundational Skills: Phonics teaching in Reception and key stage 1 is strong and systematic, enabling pupils to develop their skills in blending and segmenting sounds.
Success of the Curriculum: The curriculum offers a wide range of memorable learning experiences with deep knowledge development in subjects like science.
Areas Needing Improvement: Leaders need to improve teaching quality for lower-attaining pupils and further enhance early years to ensure more children exceed expected development levels.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Reading outcomes are a strength with attainment above national averages and high standards. Writing progress needs improvement.
Support for Falling Behind: Leaders regularly check pupils' progress and adjust teaching as necessary to ensure all pupils make good progress and receive additional support when needed.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are well-behaved, develop mature attitudes towards learning, and instances of disruptive behavior are few.
Support for SEND Pupils: Pupils with SEND are well supported, making good progress from their starting points with regular monitoring and necessary teaching adjustments.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils feel safe, and the school maintains effective safeguarding with vigilant staff and prompt action on concerns. Bullying is effectively managed.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: The school's work to promote personal development and welfare is outstanding, creating confident and articulate individuals prepared for the next education stages.
Parent Feedback: Parents speak highly of the school, valuing its community spirit and improvements. Some want more information about their children's progress.
Parental Involvement: Parents appreciate being part of a community and have various opportunities to participate in school activities.
Extracurricular Activities: The school offers a rich variety of extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities, particularly in sports, which pupils and parents value greatly.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers value the openness and honesty of leaders in supporting development, with a culture of professional growth and self-evaluation.
Impact on Student Progress: Highly effective teaching, especially in key stage 2, fosters resilient, motivated, and independent learners. Some teaching in key stage 1 needs improvement.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Leaders carefully monitor teaching quality, providing high-quality feedback and support where teaching is less effective, aiming for rapid improvement.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Some teaching in key stage 1 is less effective, leading to low levels of engagement and occasional restlessness in pupils.
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About Us
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed, Church of England school located in Surrey, South East.
It has 214 students from age 5-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 26 : 1.
At this school, 66% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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Others What we do St. Mary's Chiddingfold is a Church of England congregation that welcomes everyone interested in learning more about Christianity.
Our organization's mission is: to better understand Christ and to spread Christ's message To view our Core Values, go here. To learn more about our church's development plan, click here. We are currently focusing on enhancing our religion in daily life as part of our third goal.
In the village of Chiddingfold, we want to be the focal point of our neighbourhood.
At St. Mary's Chiddingfold, we like to think that we provide high quality worship through a consistent schedule of services for people of all ages and spiritual stages.
Every second Sunday of the month at the Village Hall, Messy Church is a very well-liked afternoon of crafts and worship.
We want to provide a setting where everyone can encounter God and the strength of His Spirit.
There will always be someone available to assist you since we work hard to be welcoming and inclusive at all of our services.
Our goal is to be officially informal or informally formal, which means that we always strive to do our best in worship and give God glory in whatever we do, but we are laid back if things don't always go as planned.
It's a good idea to arrive a few minutes early so that you may check out the venue before the service.
A welcoming crew will be present to greet you and offer out service pamphlets and the weekly news sheet.
You will learn everything you need to know from this, but if you still have any questions, just ask.
There is no specific dress code at St. Mary's. What do you provide children?
At St. Mary's, we offer a wide variety of children's events every month.
We have "All Stars" on a Sunday morning; for more information, see our Youth and Children's page.
Messy Church, #FridayNightThing, and a tonne of other unique activities are also available.
What city are you in?
We are situated in Chiddingfold on the Green, across from the Crown Inn, at the intersection of Petworth Road and Coxcombe Lane.
On the Find Us page, a map and our postcode, GU8 4SH, are available for Sat Nav users.
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Our organization's mission is: to better understand Christ and to spread Christ's message To view our Core Values, go here. To learn more about our church's development plan, click here. We are currently focusing on enhancing our religion in daily life as part of our third goal.
In the village of Chiddingfold, we want to be the focal point of our neighbourhood.
At St. Mary's Chiddingfold, we like to think that we provide high quality worship through a consistent schedule of services for people of all ages and spiritual stages.
Every second Sunday of the month at the Village Hall, Messy Church is a very well-liked afternoon of crafts and worship.
We want to provide a setting where everyone can encounter God and the strength of His Spirit.
There will always be someone available to assist you since we work hard to be welcoming and inclusive at all of our services.
Our goal is to be officially informal or informally formal, which means that we always strive to do our best in worship and give God glory in whatever we do, but we are laid back if things don't always go as planned.
It's a good idea to arrive a few minutes early so that you may check out the venue before the service.
A welcoming crew will be present to greet you and offer out service pamphlets and the weekly news sheet.
You will learn everything you need to know from this, but if you still have any questions, just ask.
There is no specific dress code at St. Mary's. What do you provide children?
At St. Mary's, we offer a wide variety of children's events every month.
We have "All Stars" on a Sunday morning; for more information, see our Youth and Children's page.
Messy Church, #FridayNightThing, and a tonne of other unique activities are also available.
What city are you in?
We are situated in Chiddingfold on the Green, across from the Crown Inn, at the intersection of Petworth Road and Coxcombe Lane.
On the Find Us page, a map and our postcode, GU8 4SH, are available for Sat Nav users.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Academies | Academies | Academies |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
C+
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C
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| Ofset report | Good | - | Good |
| Age range | 5-11 | 4-7 | 4-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 26.8 | 17.4 | 22.2 |
| Proficient Math | 105 | - | 106 |
| Proficient Read | 106 | - | 108 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
Primary Exam Result
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 105 | 98 | 97 |
| Reading | 106 | 99 | 98 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 66% | 59.55% | 55.96% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 24% | 9.25% | 7.42% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.4 | Average |
| Writing | 3.5 | Above Average |
| Maths | 0.4 | Average |
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 107 1 | 93 | 96 |
| Reading | 109 | 93 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 76% 5 | 61.81% | 60.44% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 14% | 11.82% | 9.72% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.5 | Above Average |
| Writing | -2.3 | Below Average |
| Maths | 0.8 | Above Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 106 2 | 95 | 94 |
| Reading | 109 | 96 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 71% 13 | 63.33% | 59.51% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 14% 2 | 11.19% | 9.16% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.2 | Average |
| Writing | -0.4 | Below Average |
| Maths | -1.1 | Below Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 108 | 94 | 93 |
| Reading | 109 | 94 | 93 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 84% | 61.56% | 56.29% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 16% | 11.6% | 8.19% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.9 | Well Above Average |
| Writing | 0.5 | Average |
| Maths | 2.6 | Above Average |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
26 : 1
Student teacher ratio at St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1