St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham
School Lane, Amersham, HP7 0EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Enas
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 328
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 110455
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494726032
About this school
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Amersham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 303 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 50 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 72% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 26% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 92% | 98% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 92% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 88% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 333 |
| 2023/24 | 321 |
| 2024/25 | 316 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham compares
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham ranked 53rd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 303 | — |
| Woodside Junior School | 77% | 3.9% | 14.5% | 240 | 1.2 miles |
| St George's Church of England Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 158 | 1.3 miles |
| Chestnut Lane School | — | 4.4% | 8.5% | 206 | 1.3 miles |
| Elangeni School | 85% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 240 | 1.4 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 2.6% | 9.9% | 212 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.36%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 6.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodside Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
St George's Church of England Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Chestnut Lane School1.3 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Elangeni School1.4 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Amersham
Other schools in Amersham
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Amersham.
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy Primary
- Chesham Bois Church of England School Primary
- Chestnut Lane School Primary
- Coleshill Church of England Infant School Primary
- Curzon Church of England Combined School Primary
- Elangeni School Primary
- Hyde Heath Infant School Primary
- Little Chalfont Primary School Primary
- Little Missenden Church of England School Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Infant School Primary
- Woodside Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham teach?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Amersham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham?
- The headteacher of St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham is Mrs Stephanie Enas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham has 303 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham full?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham has capacity for 328 pupils and 303 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham rank locally?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham ranked 53rd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham's absence rate?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.