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 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.2%
- Girls
- 53.8%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.0%
White British 82.4%
Irish Traveller 4.4%
Mixed 4.3%
African 3.8%
Other White 2.7%
Indian 1.1%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 16
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 28 16 12 |
| Year 1 | 14 5 9 |
| Year 2 | 28 12 16 |
| Year 3 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 4 | 22 10 12 |
| Year 5 | 32 15 17 |
| Year 6 | 30 13 17 |