# St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy

St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy is a primary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 3 to 7.

It had 173 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150505. [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 7
- Pupils: 173
- Council: St. Helens
- URN: 150505

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 June 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-junior-academy-e150302): 290 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newton-le-Willows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-le-willows-primary-school-e104775): 470 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The District CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-district-cofe-primary-school-e149654): 580 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hope Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-academy-e136421): 840 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e104801): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wargrave CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wargrave-cofe-primary-school-e104787): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 57% 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/150505)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150505)

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