Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
About Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School sits in a tiny village in East Hertfordshire, but its academic results are anything but small-scale. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 tests, 94% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — a figure that towers over the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64% for primary schools. That puts the school first out of 47 primaries in East Hertfordshire and in the top 1% nationally. The gap is even starker when you look at the higher standard: 13% of pupils scored at that level in all three subjects, and in writing alone, half of all pupils achieved the higher mark. Reading and maths average scores both hit 108, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. For a school with just 132 pupils, these are punchy numbers that suggest a focused, high-expectation environment.
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The full report on this school
What 48 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
14 Jan 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 10 Feb 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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