# St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School is a primary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142161. [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: St. Helens
- URN: 142161

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 29 January 2025
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, 77% of pupils at St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in St. Helens and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | St. Helens | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 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 Helens College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-college-e130488): 300 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Launchpad Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/launchpad-centre-e132033): 480 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2022
- [This Is My Education - TIME](https://openindex.co.uk/school/this-is-my-education-time-e148758): 580 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e104804): 760 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-cofe-urc-primary-school-e130382): 830 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parish-church-of-england-primary-school-st-helens-e145458): 840 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 63% 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/142161)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142161)

## How to cite

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