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
- 204 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.6%
- Girls
- 55.4%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 5.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 95.1%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 2%
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 61%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 14 15 |
| Year 1 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 2 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 3 | 28 11 17 |
| Year 4 | 30 10 20 |
| Year 5 | 31 16 15 |
| Year 6 | 27 14 13 |