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Schools similar to St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN 117424

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MeasureSt Mary's CofE Primary School, NorthchurchSt John's CofE Primary SchoolRemove St John's CofE Primary School
Pupils2262025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics2242025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals9.3%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics8.9%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English5.8%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics5.4%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)20.35%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics15.63%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
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1St John's CofE Primary School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117460

224 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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St John's CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals8.9% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.4% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND15.63% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.73 percentage points lower
  • 2 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.01686. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00100.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.73 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00946.
  • Total pupils: difference 2 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00088.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2Thorley Hill Primary School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117230

228 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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Thorley Hill Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals8.8% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English6.6% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.18% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.8 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.18 percentage points lower
  • 2 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00452. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00225.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00200.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.18 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00036.
  • Total pupils: difference 2 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00088.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

3St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich

Bury · ages 3 to 11 · URN105342

240 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, PrestwichSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals8.8% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.4% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.25% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.1 percentage points lower
  • 14 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 12 February 2025 · published 28 April 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00271. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00225.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00100.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.1 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00821.
  • Total pupils: difference 14 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00583.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117442

222 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals11.3% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English10.4% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.12% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4.6 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.24 percentage points lower
  • 4 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00126. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00900.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01150.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.24 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00647.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00177.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

Wigan · ages 3 to 11 · URN106486

229 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals13.1% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English6.1% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.52% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.8 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.17 percentage points higher
  • 3 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.0005. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01710.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00075.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.17 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00034.
  • Total pupils: difference 3 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00131.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn

Buckinghamshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN110469

225 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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St Paul's Church of England Combined School, WooburnSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals10.2% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English8.9% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.44% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.91 percentage points lower
  • 1 fewer pupil
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00006. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00775.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.91 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00782.
  • Total pupils: difference 1 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00044.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Holyport CofE Primary School

Windsor and Maidenhead · ages 3 to 11 · URN142846

217 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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Holyport CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals9.2% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3.7% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.82% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.54 percentage points lower
  • 9 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00076. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00045.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00525.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.54 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00108.
  • Total pupils: difference 9 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00398.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School

Westmorland and Furness · ages 3 to 11 · URN112412

211 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals10.9% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3.3% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.85% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.5 percentage points higher
  • 15 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00109. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00720.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00625.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00100.
  • Total pupils: difference 15 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00664.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Nash Mills Church of England Primary School

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117418

235 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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Nash Mills Church of England Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals11.5% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English11.1% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND18.3% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 5.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 2.06 percentage points lower
  • 9 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00109. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00990.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01325.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.06 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00411.
  • Total pupils: difference 9 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00383.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10Chorlton CofE Primary School

Manchester · ages 3 to 11 · URN105487

227 pupils / 226 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2025/26 · Academic year

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Chorlton CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Free school meals8.8% / 9.3%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English8.8% / 5.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.03% / 20.35%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.67 percentage points higher
  • 1 more pupil
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 26 November 2024 · published 12 January 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00354. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00225.
  • First language other than English: difference 3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00750.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.67 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00334.
  • Total pupils: difference 1 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00044.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch

Hertfordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN117424

KS2 cohort: 30 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Pupils2262025/26
Free school meals9.3%2025/26
First language other than English5.8%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)20.35%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard53%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard10%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.61361%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence10.05587%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5731 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8365

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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