St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School
Hampton Road, Stansted, CM24 8FE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Curzon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- URN
- 115269
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279812212
About this school
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School is a Church of England foundation primary school in Stansted. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 255 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 43 | 40 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 73% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 90% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 93% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 90% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Foundation Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School compares
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School ranked 96th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.8% | 22.5% | 255 | — |
| Magna Carta Primary Academy | 69% | 2.6% | 9% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 93 | 0.8 miles |
| Bentfield Primary School and Nursery | 71% | 6% | 11.7% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
| Avanti Meadows Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 23.1% | 315 | 1.6 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford | 61% | 4.6% | 10.9% | 208 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.52%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Magna Carta Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stansted Mountfitchet
-
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Stansted
-
Avanti Meadows Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford1.7 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Stansted
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School teach?
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Stansted.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School is Mr Matthew Curzon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School, 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 Foundation Primary School?
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School has 255 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School full?
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 255 on roll (81%), 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 Foundation Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Does St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 75% 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 Foundation Primary School rank locally?
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School ranked 96th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% 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 Foundation Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School'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 30 June 2026.