St Mary's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- 104813
- Address
- St Mary's School, Birchley Road, Billinge, Birchley Road, WN5 7QJ
- Website
- http://www.bstm.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 186 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.4%
- Girls
- 44.6%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 5.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.0%
White British 96.2%
Mixed 2.7%
Irish 0.5%
Other White 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.5
WritingAverage1.4
MathsWell above average5.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 97%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 27%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 22 14 8 |
| Year 1 | 27 16 11 |
| Year 2 | 24 10 14 |
| Year 3 | 24 15 9 |
| Year 4 | 27 14 13 |
| Year 5 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 6 | 32 19 13 |