St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 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
- 104815
- Address
- School Lane, Rainhill, L35 6NN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 281 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 79.7%
Mixed 9%
Other White 3.2%
African 2.1%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Irish 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.8
WritingWell above average4.1
MathsAbove average2.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 20%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 42 23 19 |
| Year 1 | 35 15 20 |
| Year 2 | 44 23 21 |
| Year 3 | 45 29 16 |
| Year 4 | 42 18 24 |
| Year 5 | 37 16 21 |
| Year 6 | 36 18 18 |