# St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy

St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is a primary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 219 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150302. [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 219
- Council: St. Helens
- URN: 150302

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 November 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.

## Results

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

In 2024/25, 72% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in St. Helens and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 72% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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 Mary's Catholic Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-infant-academy-e150505): 290 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed
- [The District CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-district-cofe-primary-school-e149654): 310 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newton-le-Willows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-le-willows-primary-school-e104775): 630 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wargrave CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wargrave-cofe-primary-school-e104787): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hope Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-academy-e136421): 1.1 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lyme Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyme-community-primary-school-e104776): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 62% 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/150302)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150302)

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