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Mary Exton Primary School

Primary

North Hertfordshire · Hitchin · SG4 0QA http://www.maryexton.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
170
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
170
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
170
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Mary Exton Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
40%
+7pp
70%52%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
40%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
60%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
170
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
St Michael's Road, Hitchin, SG4 0QA
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2540%7%80%43%40%7%67%30%60%77%106.0105.0105.026%170
2023/2433%10%77%37%47%13%57%40%87%77%107.0104.0106.022%181
2022/2343%3%70%40%53%7%77%37%87%67%106.0106.0106.0-0.40-5.00+0.0018%177
2018/1970%3%83%17%83%23%87%33%83%83%104.0106.0106.0-2.10-0.10-0.3012%204
2017/1854%0%82%25%61%4%68%14%64%79%105.0104.0106.0+1.00-3.70-0.308%199
2016/1741%6%74%29%56%15%76%18%100%79%106.0104.0105.0+1.20-3.80-1.707%211

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517014.826%25%17%6%12%
2023/2418117.422%27%18%6%17%
2022/2317717.718%18%19%7%18%
2021/2217426.022%12%17%6%18%
2020/2119222.918%14%14%
2018/1920420.712%16%7%3%5%
2017/1819919.18%13%6%3%6%
2016/1721123.07%14%10%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.