St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa, Select
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at teaching children to love reading from Reception onwards through high-quality stories and phonics instruction. Staff provide thoughtful, timely support for all pupils, particularly those with special needs. The school fosters a calm, orderly environment where pupils take on responsibilities proudly and feel valued as members of the community.
Key Strengths
- Early reading and phonics teaching is a particular strength with pupils becoming confident and fluent readers rapidly
- Well-structured curriculum across subjects that ensures pupils build knowledge in a logical order
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and clear behaviour management with thoughtful strategies
- Strong engagement with parents and carers with approachable leaders and staff
- Pupils develop strong understanding of British values, respect, boundaries and positive communication
Areas for Improvement
- Checks on pupils' understanding in some wider curriculum subjects are less effective than in reading and mathematics, meaning pupils' learning is less secure in these areas
- School needs to develop staff expertise in assessing understanding across all curriculum subjects to better evaluate impact and identify knowledge gaps
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective with pupils feeling happy, safe and having access to worry boxes to share concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Arabic club, crafts club, choir, outdoor learning, eco-monitors, play leaders, lunchtime buddies, school councillors, collective worship leaders
St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a school at the heart of its community where pupils flourish and model the school's values of care, compassion, and courage extremely well. The school has managed significant staffing changes well and is bringing important improvements to curriculum and teaching, though these developments are not yet fully reflected in key stage 2 national assessment outcomes.
At a Glance
6.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
71 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 88%. Maths has improved from 55% to 88%. Writing has improved from 65% to 76%.
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
134 pupils
140 capacity
6 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Select
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Select
Admissions Demand - Leeds
Places available
10,239
Applications
8,283
Got 1st preference
93.1%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Leeds (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.08776%
Overall absence
0.84034%
Persistent absence
119
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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