St Mary's CofE Primary School
Court Orchard, Fownhope, Hereford, HR1 4PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Milne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 116880
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01432860474
About this school
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Hereford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 84 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 18 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 39% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 67% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 56% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 56% | 31% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's CofE Primary School compares
St Mary's CofE Primary School ranked 68th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 4.4% | 10.9% | 84 | — |
| Mordiford CofE Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 15.1% | 190 | 2.0 miles |
| Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School | 89% | 3.3% | 23.6% | 49 | 3.3 miles |
| King's Caple Primary Academy | — | 7.5% | 4.4% | 26 | 3.5 miles |
| Lugwardine Primary Academy | 65% | 5.2% | 9.1% | 150 | 4.5 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 7.7% | 396 | 4.5 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)
- 10.87%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 5.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mordiford CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
King's Caple Primary Academy3.5 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Lugwardine Primary Academy4.5 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
St Mary's CofE Primary School ranks 35th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Hereford.
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Pyon CofE Academy Primary
- Clehonger CofE Primary School Primary
- Eardisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Ewyas Harold Primary School Primary
- Garway Primary School Primary
- Hampton Dene Primary School Primary
- Holmer CofE Academy Primary
- King's Caple Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hereford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's CofE Primary School is Mr Timothy Milne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's CofE 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 Primary School?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Mary's CofE Primary School full?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 84 on roll (70%), 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 a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does St Mary's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 31% 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 rank locally?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School ranked 68th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% 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's absence rate?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's CofE 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 15 July 2026.