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Hertfordshire County Council

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St Mary's VA C of E Primary School

Northchurch
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
HP4 3QZ

Telephone: 01442 389040

Email: admin@stmarys916.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Sarah Gray

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Voluntary Aided

School number: 916

DFE number: 919-3315

Nursery class: Yes

Faith or religion: Church of England

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 225

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read St Mary's VA C of E Primary School admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

30

30

Number of applications made

66

75

Number of places offered

30

30

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children looked after

0

Medical or social need

1

Sibling

11

Pupil Premium Pupils Who Live In Area A Or B

1

Regular worshippers at St. Mary's Church

1

Regular Worshippers At Another Anglican Church Or Any Other Christian Denom

0

Any Others Living In Area A

8

Any others living in Area B

7

Any other applicant

1

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children looked after

0

Medical or social need

0

Sibling

18

Pupil Premium Pupils Who Live In Area A Or B

1

Regular worshippers at St. Mary's Church

1

Regular Worshippers At Another Anglican Church Or Any Other Christian Denom

0

Any Others Living In Area A

7

Any others living in Area B

2

Any other applicant

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Reception, Year 1, Year 3 and Year 4

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for St Mary's VA C of E Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for St Mary's VA C of E Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Samara Partridge

In Year Admissions Officer: Hallam Rouget

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Helen Jones

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