St Mary's CofE Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
200
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary aided school
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Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(12/10/2022)
Full Report - All Reports
78%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Garnet Road
Willesden
London
NW10 9JA
02084510363

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have established a caring ethos with clear values that are understood and followed by staff and pupils alike. Pupils talk with passion about their school. One pupil, whose views were in agreement with other pupils, said, ‘I love that teachers really understand what I am saying and listen to me always.’ The personal development of pupils is supported well by the school. You use a range of successful strategies, including a counselling service, to provide effective support for pupils and families. Pupils told me that they are happy to share problems with the counselling service because it helps them. You and the deputy headteacher accurately evaluate the school’s overall effectiveness. Your plans for improvement are well targeted and identify accurately which aspects of the school’s work should be even better. You choose strategies carefully, deciding to use research to help you to decide which will be the most effective. You have worked hard to ensure that staff feel well supported in what they need to do, in order to make sure that the quality of teaching is more consistent than in the past. Teachers notice quickly when pupils misunderstand new learning. However, teachers’ questioning does not routinely challenge pupils to think hard and deepen their thinking. Strengths in mathematics and consistency in outcomes show that leaders are successfully securing improvement in the quality of teaching. Leaders know pupils well and have worked with pupils to develop pride in their school and secure high aspirations. For example, after the last inspection, pupils worked with staff to design a new school uniform. Pupils said that the uniform makes them feel smart and proud of their school. You and the leadership team check carefully pupils’ progress and whether they are attaining the knowledge and skills expected for their age. You rightly recognise that there is a difference between the achievement of the most able, including the disadvantaged most able, and others nationally. You have put in place new approaches to teaching in order to diminish those differences. Safeguarding is effective. The leadership team and governors have ensured that safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. All staff have received regular and appropriate safeguarding training that supports their understanding of the current statutory guidance. Clear processes are in place so that all staff know how to report any concerns. Leaders with specific responsibility carefully and swiftly follow up any issues. The school’s records are detailed and of high quality. Robust recruitment and vetting procedures ensure that all staff have undergone appropriate checks to ensure that they are suitable to work in the school. Pupils told me that they feel safe at school and parents agree. Pupils know who to go to if they have any concerns. They are taught well about how to stay safe on the internet and out of school. Pupils said that police teach them how to keep safe from harm. Pupils have a good awareness of different forms of bullying. Although they said that it is rare, they know what to do if they experience any bullying and are confident to report it to a member of the school staff, who will help them. Inspection findings Pupils made strong progress in mathematics by the end of key stage 2 in 2016. Although pupils made good progress overall in reading, progress for disadvantaged pupils and the most able pupils, including most-able disadvantaged pupils, was not as strong. You and the leadership team were quick to identify this and have introduced a variety of strategies to secure improvements to reading outcomes, including new approaches to teaching pupils how to be successful readers. While pupils told me that lessons help them to understand the meaning of what they read better than before, sometimes, some additional questioning by teachers of the answers that pupils give would stretch their understanding further. We visited classes in key stage 1 and observed how pupils listen attentively to teachers’ explanations of new letter sounds and enjoy reading unfamiliar words. Pupils use their knowledge of phonics effectively. Pupils that I heard read in Years 5 and 6 did so with confidence and expression. Pupils told me that they typically enjoy reading now far more than in the past. We looked at the school’s recent assessment information, which suggests that pupils currently at the school are making stronger progress in reading. This is supported by inspection evidence.

St Mary's CofE Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>74, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>79, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>42, "strongly_agree"=>32, "agree"=>11, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>79, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>11, "strongly_agree"=>47, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>0, "agree"=>50, "disagree"=>50, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>53, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>47, "agree"=>37, "disagree"=>16, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>37, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>16, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022
Yes No {"yes"=>89, "no"=>11} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 12-10-2022

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