St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook
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
- 409 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 91.2%
Other Asian 4.2%
Other White 2.2%
Other 0.7%
Mixed 0.5%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
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 59%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 39
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 3 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 4 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 10 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 53 24 29 |
| Year 1 | 43 26 17 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 47 28 19 |
| Year 4 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 5 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 6 | 56 28 28 |