St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jul 18 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
Halton
Unique reference
111380
Address
St Martin's Lane, Murdishaw, St Martin's Lane, Murdishaw, WA7 6HZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
182 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
47.8%
Girls
52.2%
First language not English
7.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.6%
Persistent absence
34.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.4%
Irish Traveller 5.5%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 3.3%
African 2.2%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 55%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Martin's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
12
5
7
Year 1
28
15
13
Year 2
27
14
13
Year 3
24
11
13
Year 4
32
15
17
Year 5
33
15
18
Year 6
26
12
14
Year 2023-2024

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