St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 4 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wiltshire
Unique reference
126350
Address
College Road, Purton, SN5 4AR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
343 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
4.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.8%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 69.4%
Unclassified 10.2%
Mixed 7.6%
Other White 5%
African 4.4%
Indian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
20
7
13
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
11
10
Reception, Full-time
34
18
16
Year 1
33
23
10
Year 2
45
16
29
Year 3
43
23
20
Year 4
43
29
14
Year 5
46
22
24
Year 6
58
33
25
Year 2024-2025

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