St Mary's C.I.W. Aided School, Wrexham

St Mary's C.I.W. Aided School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.

It had 156 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 15 pupils (Year 3) to 24 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,046 per pupil, against £3,842 in 2021-22. It carried forward £1k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its March 2023 inspection summarises St Mary's C.I.W. Aided School like this:

"St Mary’s Church in Wales School is an inclusive and caring community where pupils work and play together confidently. Staff focus well on pupils’ well-being, and this allows pupils to thrive in the school’s inclusive environment. Pupils say that they feel safe, secure, and happy in school. They know that adults in the school care for them and that they can turn to them when they face challenges or have difficulties. Staff have worked hard to create a calm and nurturing ethos, which contributes to effective learning. Most pupils behave well and show very positive attitudes to learning. They form strong relationships with adults and one another and show respect and courtesy for all members of the school community."

"Most pupils focus well in lessons and demonstrate interest in their learning. As a result, most pupils make good progress as they move through the school and achieve well. Pupils enjoy their time at St Mary’s very much. This is because their teachers plan interesting activities for them, which makes learning exciting and fun. They listen carefully to what pupils want to learn and weave their ideas into well-planned sequences of lessons that build systematically on pupils’ knowledge and understanding. This ensures that most pupils display high levels of interest and engagement in their work. Classrooms and outdoor spaces are productive, active learning environments where pupils enjoy plenty of opportunities to work collaboratively in pairs and small groups."

"Pupils receive purposeful opportunities to practise their literacy, numeracy, and digital skills well through rich tasks and learning experiences, The provision for Welsh is less well developed. In addition, pupils’ ability to recognise what they are doing well and what they need to do to improve their work is limited. The acting headteacher and governors provide efficient and supportive leadership. Staff work well together and as a team they share responsibilities sensibly. As a result, there is an effective whole-school ethos and sense of teamwork where staff feel valued for their contribution. The school is good at identifying the areas of its work that are most effective and those aspects that need to be improved. This enables leaders to set clear ambitions for the direction of the school."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Strengthen provision for the development of pupils’ Welsh language skills; (2) Provide opportunities for pupils to make decisions about how they organise and present their work, and to decide for themselves how they respond to learning tasks; (3) Ensure that the quality of teachers’ feedback is focused on the next steps in pupils’ learning effectively.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's C.I.W. Aided School are Ysgol Sant Dunawd (2.5 miles), Madras Primary School (2.6 miles), Eyton CIW Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3 miles) and Deiniol C.P. School (3.6 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Mary's C.I.W. Aided School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkside (after), 90 metres away.