Stratford St Mary Primary School
Stratford St Mary, Nr Colchester, CO7 6YG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Bilner
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 124675
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206323236
About this school
Stratford St Mary Primary School is a community primary school in Nr Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 88 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
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 | 16 | 12 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 92% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 8% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 100% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 92% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Stratford St Mary 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stratford St Mary Primary School compares
Stratford St Mary Primary School ranked 17th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 88 | — |
| Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 10.8% | 202 | 1.6 miles |
| East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 4.5% | 10% | 195 | 1.6 miles |
| Langham Primary Academy | — | — | — | 101 | 1.9 miles |
| Boxted St Peter's Church of England School | 77% | 4.6% | 8.3% | 206 | 2.7 miles |
| Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | 64% | 5.4% | 18.1% | 81 | 3.1 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
- 14 November 2023
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Ungraded inspection report20 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.75%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 3.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Nr Colchester
-
Langham Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School2.7 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Nr Colchester
Common questions
- What year groups does Stratford St Mary Primary School teach?
- Stratford St Mary Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nr Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Stratford St Mary Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stratford St Mary Primary School is Mrs Karen Bilner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stratford St Mary Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stratford St Mary 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 Stratford St Mary Primary School?
- Stratford St Mary Primary School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stratford St Mary Primary School full?
- Stratford St Mary Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 88 on roll (84%), 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 Stratford St Mary Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stratford St Mary Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stratford St Mary Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stratford St Mary Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Stratford St Mary Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stratford St Mary Primary School rank locally?
- Stratford St Mary Primary School ranked 17th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stratford St Mary Primary School's absence rate?
- Stratford St Mary Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stratford St Mary Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stratford St Mary 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.