St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 28 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
St. Helens
Unique reference
142161
Address
Barton Close, WA10 2HS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
231 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
16.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
39%
Persistent absence
13.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
33.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.1%
Other White 9.1%
African 7.4%
Mixed 4.3%
Chinese 3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.2
WritingWell above average3.1
MathsWell above average7.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 89%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary & St Thomas CofE 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
21
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
0
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
0
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 classes27.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
4
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
14
6
8
Reception, Full-time
27
14
13
Year 1
30
18
12
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
29
15
14
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
28
14
14
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2024-2025

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