Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available
St Mary's Catholic Infant School
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Samantha Birchall
location_onSt Helens, WA12 9RX
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Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2022
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Students
207
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Demand Ratio
0.9x
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St Mary's Catholic Infant School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in St Helens, serving ages 3-7. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.
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School Summary
St Mary's Catholic Infant School is a voluntary aided school in St Helens, St. Helens, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 33.3%.
In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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3 EvaluationsRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF
Requires improvement
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Requires improvement
S5 Inspection Legacy
Requires improvement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Requires improvement
None Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
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