St Mary's CofE Controlled Primary School, Byfleet

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St Mary's CofE Controlled Primary School, Byfleet sits within Surrey local authority, a county with 298 primary schools where 33 hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself ranks 175th in Surrey on the key stage two expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority. Among its immediate peers in Woking, it ranks 18th out of 20 schools. For context, the top-performing primaries in Surrey include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same metric. St Mary's is a Church of England state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a nursery provision attached. It has 427 pupils on roll against a capacity of 455, and 11.5 per cent of children qualify for free school meals. The school is led by headteacher Jacquie Chambers and was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2015, with an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirming it remains Good.

Academically, St Mary's key stage two results for 2023/24 show that 48 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is well below the Surrey local authority average of 66 per cent. In reading, 75 per cent reached the expected standard and 23 per cent achieved a higher standard, while in maths the figures were 62 per cent and 15 per cent respectively. Writing was weaker, with 58 per cent at expected and just 2 per cent at a higher standard. Average scaled scores were 104 for reading and 101 for maths. The school's overall ranking score of 48 places it in the bottom 50 nationally, and in the South East region it ranks 1695th out of 2034 primaries. Ofsted's breakdown from the 2015 graded inspection rated overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision all as Good. The previous inspection in 2013 had rated the school as Requires Improvement, so the current Good rating represents an upgrade.

The school offers a range of facilities including music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, swimming, cricket, dance, football, netball and tennis, and there are clubs for film, coding and gardening. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 46 places received 69 applications, with 41 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.5. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Pyrford Church of England Primary School, 2.5 kilometres away. St Mary's will suit families who value a Church of England setting with strong SEND provision and a broad range of clubs and sports, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to consider higher-performing options within Surrey.

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