St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 27 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 148413
- Address
- Pemberton Road, Blackhill, DH8 8JD
- Website
- stmarysblackhill.bwcet.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 206 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
White British 94.7%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 2%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsBelow average-2.4
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 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 14 16 |
| Year 1 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 2 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 3 | 30 10 20 |
| Year 4 | 31 16 15 |
| Year 5 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 6 | 28 15 13 |