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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

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

person Mrs Elizabeth Lambe (Headteacher)

corporate_fareHOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onRuncorn, WA7 2JJ

language Visit Website phone 01928568936

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

129

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Runcorn, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Runcorn, Halton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 168 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #40 of 48 primaries in Halton and #12,516 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 70%

Maths50% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.4

-1.3 to 6.5

-0.8

Write

LA 0.3

-4.6 to 2.9

4.1

Maths

LA -0.3

0.5 to 7.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading71% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 5.2

3.8

Write

LA 0.4

0.7 to 6.9

0.0

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.9 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 60%

Reading38% LA 72%

Writing54% LA 72%

Maths62% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.4

-3 to 3.6

0.1

Write

LA 0.4

-3 to 3.2

3.5

Maths

LA 0.5

0.5 to 6.5

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#12,516 / 14,159	#40	#11,330	#1
2024	#4,029 / 14,233	#16	#7,563	#1
2023	#4,103 / 13,940	#14	#3,675	#2,397
2019	#5,384 / 11,810	#15	#6,953	#2,138
2018	#7,659 / 10,972	#31	#10,439	#3,139

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2018-03-20

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2014-09-17

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 146 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	146	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	143	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	142	1	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	135	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	129	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	133	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	133	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	132	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	122	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	120	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	121	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	111	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	87	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	85	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	88	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	93	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	91	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	88	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	88	1	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	88	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils