St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary in Pulborough, Horsham | Ofsted & DfE

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWest Sussex

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's CofE Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

53%

+3pp

67%59%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 53%

RWM higher standard

13%

+13pp

13%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

80%

Reading higher standard

47%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

27%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

87%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

School Lane, Washington, Pulborough, RH20 4AP

Local authority

West Sussex

Website

www.stmaryswashington.co.uk/

Telephone

01903892401

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	53%	13%	80%	47%	67%	27%	73%	13%	93%	87%	107.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	20%	94
2023/24	50%	0%	79%	21%	71%	0%	64%	0%	86%	57%	105.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	22%	91
2022/23	67%	13%	87%	60%	73%	13%	80%	33%	80%	87%	109.0	106.0	108.0	+2.30	-2.30	-0.70	19%	96
2018/19	67%	7%	80%	13%	87%	20%	93%	13%	93%	80%	105.0	106.0	104.0	+0.60	+1.50	+1.60	20%	99
2017/18	57%	7%	71%	36%	71%	21%	57%	7%	79%	71%	107.0	101.0	106.0	+0.10	-1.10	-4.20	19%	100
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	19%	85

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	94	15.9	20%	0%	4%	5%	12%
2023/24	91	16.5	22%	0%	8%	6%	14%
2022/23	96	18.5	19%	0%	7%	6%	7%
2021/22	90	15.6	17%	0%	9%	5%	5%
2020/21	90	15.6	17%	0%	9%	—	—
2018/19	99	14.6	20%	0%	6%	3%	3%
2017/18	100	17.4	19%	0%	11%	4%	6%
2016/17	85	17.7	19%	0%	9%	4%	10%