SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 142034
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 32.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust ACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 68 67 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 35 51.5% of pupils
Male pupils 33 48.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.2%
13.4 pts above England
School 38.2%
Huntingdonshire 21.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.9%
7.6 pts above England
School 27.9%
Huntingdonshire 12.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Huntingdonshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
54.4%
37
African
13.2%
9
Any other White background
5.9%
4
Any other ethnic group
5.9%
4
Indian
5.9%
4
Any other Asian background
4.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.7% 10 of 68 pupils
6.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.7%
Huntingdonshire 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 9 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.

2023/24
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

43.0% 16.0 pts below England
School 43.0%
Huntingdonshire 55.3%
East of England 56.6%
England 59.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.11%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.11 pts lower than England
School 4.11%
Huntingdonshire 5.67%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 15.00%
Huntingdonshire 12.94%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.67%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.86 pts higher than England
School 6.67%
Huntingdonshire 1.85%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

32.4% 55.8 pts below England
St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
32.4%
Huntingdonshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information