St Mary's RC 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
Bolton
Unique reference
105250
Address
Victoria Road, Horwich, St Mary's Rc Primary School, BL6 6EP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
217 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
5.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.7%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.7%
Mixed 7.8%
African 5.5%
Other White 3.2%
Chinese 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 19%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's RC Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
29
11
18
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
32
16
16
Year 4
32
14
18
Year 5
32
18
14
Year 6
32
16
16
Year 2024-2025

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