St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 1 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Unique reference
- 104802
- Address
- Chain Lane, Blackbrook, WA11 9QY
- Website
- www.stmarysblackbrook.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 400 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 88.5%
Other Asian 5%
Other White 3%
Other 1%
Mixed 0.8%
African 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingAverage0.8
MathsBelow average-2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 37%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 39
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 9 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 6 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 42 19 23 |
| Year 1 | 51 24 27 |
| Year 2 | 49 27 22 |
| Year 3 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 4 | 49 28 21 |
| Year 5 | 56 24 32 |
| Year 6 | 57 25 32 |