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St Mary's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rachel Tainsh

location_onRuncorn, WA7 2NR

language Visit Website phone 1928565995

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

192

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Runcorn, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 77% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Runcorn, Halton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 192 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #38 of 50 primaries in Halton and #12,641 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 28.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.4

-0.9 to 3.6

1.1

Write

LA 0.3

-1.0 to 3.3

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.4 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading74% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.1

-1.7 to 2.4

0.7

Write

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 2.5

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.8 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%

Reading76% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths74% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.4

-2.3 to 1.7

-0.3

Write

LA 0.4

-2.2 to 1.6

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.5

-3.3 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 June 2024

Inspection Report

10 July 2019

Inspection Report

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09 June 2015

Inspection Report

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10 July 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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18 January 2007

Inspection Report

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26 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-07-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-07-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 184 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	184	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	182	2	1.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	257	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%