St Mary's CofE Primary School
Court Orchard, Hereford, HR1 4PG
84 pupils · 70% of 120 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 18 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 31% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 7 | 6 | 17 | 6 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 17 | 29 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 21 | 30 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 16 | 27 | 16 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mordiford CofE Primary School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School 5.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- King's Caple Primary Academy 5.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lugwardine Primary Academy 7.2 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 7.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hampton Dene Primary School 7.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.