St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa

About St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa

St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa was rated Good across all areas in its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2022. The inspection judged quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision all as Good. On the most informative exam metric available, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is below the Leeds local authority average of 61%, and places the school in the bottom half of primary schools nationally, ranking 10793 out of 13686. Just 10% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects. In individual subjects, reading had the highest proportion meeting expectations at 70%, while maths was lower at 55% and writing at 65%.

Average scores in reading and maths both stood at 104, slightly above the national benchmark of 100. Progress scores are not available for the school, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. The school's ranking within Leeds is 154th out of 204 primary schools, placing it in the bottom 50% of the local authority. Parent feedback, gathered through Ofsted's Parent View between September 2024 and September 2025, is overwhelmingly positive: 97% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 100% felt their child is safe. 90% of parents would recommend the school to others. However, views on SEND support are more mixed, with 72% agreeing or strongly agreeing that children with special educational needs receive the support they need, while 17% disagreed.

The school is a small Church of England primary with 136 pupils on roll, just below its capacity of 140, and serves children aged 4 to 11. It is heavily oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 58 applications for just 12 places, a ratio of nearly 5 to 1, with 11 of those being first-preference applications. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, outdoor playground and a chapel. The school offers a range of clubs including gardening, book club, coding and drama, and sports such as rounders, cricket, gymnastics, cross country, athletics and tennis. SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder, along with a resourced provision. This school will particularly suit families seeking a small, faith-based primary with strong parent satisfaction and a clear focus on personal development, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to explore higher-performing local options.

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