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St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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location_onSt Helens, WA12 9RX
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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy is a Academy sponsor led 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 Academy is an academy sponsor led in St Helens, St. Helens, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 177 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF
Requires improvement
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Requires improvement
None EIF
Requires improvement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Requires improvement

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