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St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 7DB
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Royston
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Royston. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
15
Outstanding
2
Good
10
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 15% · G: 77% · RI: 8% · I: 0%
2
Icknield Walk First School
Primary • Community school • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 7EZ
Outstanding
3
Therfield First School
Primary • Community school • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 9PP
Good
4
Roman Way Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 5EQ
Good
5
Barley (VA) Church of England First School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 8JW
Good
6
Reed First School
Primary • Community school • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 8AB
Good
7
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 5QG
Good
8
Fowlmere Primary School
Primary • Community school • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 7SL
Good
9
Melbourn Primary School
Primary • Community school • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 6DB
Good
10
Thriplow CofE Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 7RH
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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- Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School Good • Mar 2012
- Tannery Drift School Good • Mar 2011
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