# St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School

St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Knowsley, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 457 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104482. [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 457
- Council: Knowsley
- URN: 104482

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 14 March 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 76% of pupils at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Knowsley and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Knowsley | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margaret-marys-catholic-infant-school-e104481): 90 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Malvern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malvern-primary-school-e104427): 570 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dovecot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dovecot-primary-school-e130296): 600 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [NexGen Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nexgen-academy-e148620): 600 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Clifford Holroyde Sen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifford-holroyde-sen-college-e104742): 710 m. Special. Standards maintained, December 2024
- [Roby Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roby-park-primary-school-e104420): 790 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/104482)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104482)

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